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Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter. Read by Nicholas Farrell.

Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.

Nicholas Farrell reads Henry Williamson's classic tale of otter life, first published in 1927.

Abridged in five episodes by Sally Marmion.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Jan 202102:00
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