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Radio 4 Extra,20 Sep 2025,75 mins
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (Omnibus)
Available for 5 days
Paul Theroux retraces the railway journey East he first undertook in his 1973 travel book The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia. He sets off by Eurostar from London's St Pancras International station. Over four-months, Paul journeys overland via Europe, the Middle East and India - ending in Southeast Asia. Omnibus of five-parts abridged by Doreen Estall. Read by Stuart Milligan. Producer: Emma Harding First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in May 2008.
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