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A Short History of Longing
Shelagh Stephenson's comic study of loneliness through the authors of personal ads in newspapers and magazines
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Drama
Episodes
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EPISODE
Woman's Hour Drama
Personal ads reveal a thousand hopes unfulfilled and lives unlived.
Sept 2007
EPISODE
Woman's Hour Drama
Lives of quiet desperation lurk beneath the surface of even the most preposterous ads.
Sept 2007
EPISODE
Woman's Hour Drama
Behind the quiet desperation of the personal ads there often lies some irresistible comedy
Sept 2007
EPISODE
Woman's Hour Drama
Rowan and Catherine find themselves at opposite ends of the table at a dinner party.
Sept 2007
EPISODE
Woman's Hour Drama
Rowan and Catherine's friends decide that some direct action is called for.
Sept 2007