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Brian tackles National Service training. The author's memoirs on growing up in the 1950s. Read by David Troughton.
Clever Girl: A Sentimental Education
Brian Thompson's memoirs of growing up in the 50s, abridged by Doreen Estall and read by David Troughton.
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Brian tackles National Service training. One night, the reluctant recruit writes to Trinity College, Cambridge, to ask for a place to read English.
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