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2. Wheelbarrow Championships

Episode 2 of 6

It is summer on the River Wye, and Chris Tally Evans reports on the two-person wheelbarrow championship. From 2009.

Chris Tally Evans evokes the sights and sounds of the River Wye as it flows yards from his garden in Rhayader in Mid Wales.

It is summer on the River Wye, and Chris reports on the two-person wheelbarrow championship as it races through a ford, listens to the Wye Valley Axemen and witnesses the coronation of the Carnival Queen.

Produced by Steve Groves

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2009.

15 minutes

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Tue 14 Jan 2025 09:30
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  • Sun 22 Feb 2009 14:45
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Tue 15 Dec 2009 15:45
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Tue 14 Jan 2025 09:30
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra