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6. Labour
Episode 6 of 10
Ruth is furious when Harry learns that his wife Janice is in labour and rushes off. Post-war American novel read by Toby Jones.
Ruth is furious when Harry learns that his wife Janice is in labour and rushes off, arriving at the hospital full of fear, only to fall head over heels for his new baby daughter.
Rabbit, Run is the first in a virtuoso Pulitzer Prize-wining quintet featuring hapless Harry Angstrom.
We meet him as a 26-year-old former high school basketball star and suburban paragon in the midst of a personal crisis.
Abridged in ten parts by Eileen Horne.
Read by Toby Jones.
Producer: Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2017.
Last on
Mon 15 Jan 202421:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Toby Jones |
| Author | John Updike |
| Abridger | Eileen Horne |
| Producer | Clive Brill |
Broadcasts
Mon 24 Apr 201722:45BBC Radio 4- Sat 21 Dec 201921:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Jan 202421:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
