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My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all

put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

check out BBC Sounds. This is a download from the BBC. To find out more, visit BBC.com.ukau-Uk slash Radio 4.

Hello on today's programme weaving real people into fictional stories.

And the House on Paradise Street, a timely novel about three generations of women living through recent

Greek history.

Author Sofko Vinoviev will be explaining how the recent demonstrations in Greece are linked

to the protests and struggle of the last century.

But first we look at the career and life of an author best known for her hugely popular

novels, The 101 Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle, but whose legacy has only really been

appreciated in the decade since her death. Dodie Smith was born near Manchester in 1896

and spent her early career struggling as an actress.

She failed in that ambition,

but went on to become one of the most successful female dramatists of her generation.

Despite this, it's as a writer rather than a playwright that she's best remembered.

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.

That is my feet are in it.

The rest of me is on the draining board,

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