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4. It's a Victorian Thing

The balance of lawn power in Victoria's reign shifts to property-owning middle classes, as the mower evolves. Read by Jeff Rawle.

he balance of lawn power in Victoria's reign shifts to property-owning middle classes, as the mower evolve

Tom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.

Read by Jeff Rawle.

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort.

Abridged by Andrew Simpson.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

15 minutes

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