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The McFeggan Offensive by William Boyd

A story set in a 1960s boys school about bad haircuts, accents and illicit cigarettes. Read by John Sessions.

William Boyd's wry story for radio about bad haircuts, worst accent and illicit cigarettes in a 1960s boys school. Read by John Sessions.

William Boyd is a multi-award winning novelist, short story writer and playwright. The author of 19 highly-acclaimed novels, including Any Human Heart, Restless and Trio, published in 2020, which is set in Brighton during the swinging sixties. He is also the author of Solo, the James Bond novel.

Written for reader John Sessions by Boyd, his long term friend and collaborator.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.

14 minutes

On radio

Thu 3 Sep 202615:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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