BBC News reports:

Actor Ewan McGregor is to read short stories by Anton Chekhov on BBC Radio 4's Book At Bedtime. He chose the 19th century Russian author because he said the themes of the five stories were still relevant and each one was "melancholy". The actor will read five of his favourite short stories on consecutive weeknights.

"These could be contemporary stories as they are about very human things, love and survival," McGregor said. "What really appealed to me is that there is a huge melancholy running through all his work and there is something nice about melancholy stories, especially at bedtime."

McGregor will read for Book At Bedtime each weeknight from 28 October - 1 November at 2245 GMT on BBC Radio 4.

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