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4. It's a Victorian Thing
Episode 4 of 5
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.
Last on
Fri 10 May 202403:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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- Thu 9 May 202408:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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