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Radio 4,10 Jan 2023,14 mins

Trespass and the right to roam

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Matthew Parris travels to the Thames to talk to Nick Hayes, author of the Book of Trespass. They discuss property rights, the right to roam, and the rights of the UK travelling community. (The programme includes a claim that there is public access to 3% of rivers in England. This statistic is examined in Radio 4's More or Less: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jkq0 ) The producer for BBC Audio in Bristol is Miles Warde

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