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The First Banana in England by Jonathan Treitel

"It is a yellow fruit. And long.” A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times. Read by Stephen Moore.

"It is a yellow fruit. And long. its flesh is as soft as butter and sweet as honey. If chopped in twain, you will see the sign of the cross on its middle...."

A fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times.

Jonathan Treitel's short story read by Stephen Moore.

Producer: Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Jan 202400:45
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