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4 Extra Debut. On his tour of Britain, Mark Wallington tests the theory that you can't hear a ukulele without smiling. Read by Hugh Dennis.
Read by Hugh Dennis.
When his children leave home Mark Wallington decides to embark on the rock and roll tour he never had. But with no band to play with, and lacking the skills required to play the guitar, he settles for a 42 night road trip round the open mic sessions of Great Britain with his ukulele. And so, as he meanders through the British summer from Brighton to Cape Wrath, his tour bus the first public transport that comes along he tests to the limit, the theory that you can't hear a ukulele without smiling.
Produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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