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As It Happens | Dec 24, 2012 | 32:11

"Fireside Al" Maitland Reads Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd"

The year is 1957. An RAF pilot is heading home from Germany for Christmas. Fog sets in, and all radio communication is lost. Without further ado, former "As it Happens" host Alan Maitland with The Shepherd.

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