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Episode Two

Classic novel of childhood, class and lost innocence set in the hot summer of 1900. Seeing his clothes are unsuitable for the hot weather, Marian takes Leo shopping in Norwich.

"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." So begins this classic novel of childhood, class and lost innocence, set in the scorching hot summer of 1900.

Shortly before his 13th birthday, Leo Colston goes to spend the summer holidays with a schoolfriend, on his family's country estate, Brandham Hall. There he becomes the go-between for Marian, his friend's older sister, and Ted - a tenant farmer.

Read by James Wilby
Produced by Alison Crawford and Mair Bosworth
Abridged by Sara Davies
Recorded and Mixed by Ilse Lademann

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Aug 2024 22:45

Broadcast

  • Tue 20 Aug 2024 22:45