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20 results found for '"Country life"' in Keywords.
Decision makers (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary
Decision Makers. Blood Sports or Country Sports, presented by Magnus Carter. In the light of the Labour Party’s including the abolition of hunting in its manifesto, the programme examines the arguments for...
Dorset - caught in time (1984)
- Genre
- Feature
A radio landscape programme entitled Dorset - Caught in Time. Explores the county of Dorset, and talks to its inhabitants about the history of the county. It also asks them to relive their memories of Dorset...
Network (1984)
- Genre
- Feature
In Hardy’s Wessex, Sean Street interviews the author of Hardy’s Wessex, and other books, Desmond Hawkins, about the landscapes which inspired the novels and poetry of Thomas Hardy (Dorset (including...
Network - Field and Hedgerow (1984)
- Genre
- Feature
Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies, adapted for radio and read by Sean Street. Richard Jefferies was a Victorian journalist, and author of three books. His last essays were...
Fred Bettesworth the gardener. Part 1 (1984)
- Genre
- Biography; Serial
Reading of first part (of 2) of the story of charismatic gardener Fred Bettesworth from 1892 to the turn of the century. Male reader not identified. Probably extracted from Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer, by...
Fred Bettesworth the gardener. Part 2 (1984)
- Genre
- Biography; Serial
Reading of second part (of 2) of the story of charismatic gardener Fred Bettesworth from 1901 until his death in 1905. Male reader not identified. Probably extracted from Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer, by...
Precious bane (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Reading from Precious Bane, a novel by Mary Webb, set in Shropshire at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, about a girl with a hare- lip. In 19 parts. In this episode Book 3, Chapter 1 to Book 3, Chapter 2....
Precious bane (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Precious Bane. Reading from the 1924 novel by Mary Webb, set in rural Shropshire at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, about a girl with a hare-lip. Apparently the first 2 instalments of 19, to be...
Precious bane (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Precious Bane, a novel by Mary Webb, set in Shropshire at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, about a girl with a hare-lip. In 19 parts. In this episode Book 1 Chapter 5, 6 and 7 plus Book 2 Chapter 1....
Precious bane (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Precious Bane, a novel by Mary Webb, set in Shropshire at the time of the battle of Waterloo, about a girl with a hare-lip. In 19 parts. In this episode Book 2 Chapter 2 and 3. Narrator is not identified.