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Radio 4,03 Jul 2026,14 mins

Cinderella and the Duke by Katherine Rundell

Once Upon a Time...

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Ella loses everything when her beloved father dies. Except her beautiful singing voice. And in Jazz Age New York, that might just count for everything. Helena Bonham Carter reads Katherine Rundell's reimagining of Cinderella. This series of modern fairy tales reinvented by leading writers has been specially commissioned to celebrate a major new exhibition at The British Library dedicated to fairy tales, as well as the National Year of Reading. Produced by Fay Lomas Mixed by Catherine Robinson

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