The Wheels of Time

In a genteel London townhouse, a charismatic doctor of the mind balances his demanding practice with a newly‑wed life that feels both tender and tumultuous. The narrative opens as he stands in the doorway of his wife’s blossoming boudoir, the room awash with spring flowers, while the bustling street outside reminds him of the restless patients waiting to unload their troubled thoughts. Their witty, bantering exchange reveals a marriage built on affection and clever repartee, even as the doctor promises to shield his beloved from the invisible “germs” of distressed minds that linger in his consulting rooms.

Through vivid descriptions of the house’s split between domestic comfort and the clinical world below, the story explores how the brain, like the structure of the home, holds together the varied facets of human experience. As the couple negotiates the practicalities of cohabiting with a stream of uneasy souls, listeners are invited into a world where love, humor, and the mysteries of the psyche intertwine.