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Radio

Nothing beats Book at Bedtime

When Radio 4 gets it right, the consolation of a great story, beautifully told, lulling the mind into sleep cannot be bettered

10 May 2014

9:00 AM

10 May 2014

9:00 AM

There I was trapped in the bathroom at 10.55 p.m., unable to leave for fear of missing anything. The time it would have taken me to get to the bedroom, touch the screen of the digital radio, encouraging it to dawdle its way into life, was just too long, too risky.

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