THE PERSON CONTROLLER

By David Baddiel

Synopsis

Fred and Ellie are twins. They like all the same things, especially video games. Then, they meet the Mystery Man, who sends them a video game controller, which doesn't look like any other they've ever seen. But when the twins find out what it controls, it seems like the key to all their wildest dreams...

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Narrator	David Baddiel
Length	3hrs 45mins
Catalogue No.	617384
Publisher	Nudged Audio; 2017

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