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Gorges

The EssayA Cretan Spring
Episode 2 of 5

2/5: Gorges.
Adam Nicolson explores the island's distant and more recent past from Minoan Crete to the German occupation of the Second World War while Sarah Raven records the islands fabulous spring flora. (Rpt)

Producer: Tim Dee.

15 minutes

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Tue 13 Apr 201023:00
BBC Radio 3

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