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The Smile by Ray Bradbury

In a post-apocalyptic city, traces of past beauty are viewed with derision - even an iconic work of art. Read by Peter Whitman.

What would induce a small boy to queue in the cold at five in the morning?

And what does it have to do with Leonardo da Vinci?

Ray Bradbury's enigmatic tale set in a post-apocalyptic city.

Read by Peter Whitman.

Produced at 麻豆社 Bristol by Susan Roberts.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in December 1991.

15 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Dec 2025 00:45
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  • Sun 19 Apr 2015 18:45
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  • Mon 20 Apr 2015 00:45
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  • Sun 30 Jul 2017 18:45
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  • Mon 31 Jul 2017 00:45
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  • Sat 25 May 2019 18:45
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  • Sun 26 May 2019 00:45
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  • Sun 14 Dec 2025 16:45
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  • Mon 15 Dec 2025 00:45
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