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Episode 4
Episode 4 of 5
Maureen Beattie reads from Esther Woolfson's story of her life with birds.
As Esther gets used to living with Chicken the rook, she discovers that corvine behaviour is far more sophisticated and fascinating than she had ever imagined.
Last on
Fri 22 Aug 200800:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Thu 21 Aug 200809:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 22 Aug 200800:30BBC Radio 4
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