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Where You Happened To Be

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From dappled fields to city bombsites, in the summer children made the most of their environment. Read by Fenella Woolgar.

From dappled fields to city bombsites; stables to slag heaps – when going away for a break was practically unheard of, children made the most of their environment.

Ysenda Maxtone Graham interviews people from all walks of life to discover how they were shaped by the long months of summer. A touching and sun-drenched chronicle of British school holidays.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring

Read by Fenella Woolgar.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2020.

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 5 Aug 202102:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Wed 12 Aug 202009:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 13 Aug 202000:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 4 Aug 202114:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 5 Aug 202102:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra