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Radio 3,10 Oct 2016,15 mins
SeriesBrick, Stone, Glass, Steel
Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of the prison where she worked.
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Novelist Kit de Waal reflects on the architecture of Winson Green Prison, in Birmingham, where she worked. This week's Essays are part of the 70th birthday celebrations of the Third Programme: the network discussed architecture from its earliest days, covering both new initiatives and historic buildings, most notably in talks by Nikolaus Pevsner. Producer Clare Walker.
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