Episode 5
Paul Theroux takes to the back roads of Georgia and Alabama, which smell of sun-heated tar. The fields are full of cotton and the big rivers beckon.
Paul Theroux's account of his car journeys across America's southern states
is timely, and abridged for radio by Katrin Williams:
5. He takes to the backroads of Georgia and Alabama, which smell of sun-heated tar.
The fields are full of cotton and the big rivers beckon..
Reader Henry Goodman
Producer Duncan Minshull.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Henry Goodman |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
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- Fri 4 Sep 201509:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sat 5 Sep 201500:30BBC Radio 4
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