Episode 3
Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George.
Sid Chaplin's acclaimed novel recounts how 50 years ago a Newcastle boy slipped into the treacherous waters of manhood. Adapted by Michael Chaplin.
In the Newcastle of the early 60's, Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George, hears of the bizarre relationship between his pal's brother and a ragman's daughter and is drawn into the excitement of an affair with an older woman and the violence of a gang vendetta.
Reader: Joe Caffrey
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Wed 21 Sep 201122:45BBC Radio 4
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