Book of the Week - The Music Room
Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes's account of his magical childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his severely epileptic older brother
Book of the Week - The Music Room - Episode 1
The five-year-old William is preoccupied with fishing for pike in the castle's moat. Richard's seizures become increasingly worse, and a severe form of epilepsy is diagnosed.
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Book of the Week - The Music Room - Episode 2
Eight-year-old William makes a playground of the attic and is intrigued by a secret door. Richard experiences dark mood swings, but also finds a new pleasure in pipe smoking.
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Book of the Week - The Music Room - Episode 3
Richard is captivated by a heron, but is also gripped by a furious black mood. Nine-year-old William and his friends play with antique swords and cannonballs.
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Book of the Week - The Music Room - Episode 4
Richard's behaviour becomes increasingly problematic, but his interest in Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales gives him and his family an unexpected moment of pleasure.
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Book of the Week - The Music Room - Episode 5
William, now 17, prepares to leave home. Richard enjoys holidays with his parents and his days find a more even keel, but sadness looms.
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