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Radio 4,16 Sep 2025,14 mins,

Contains some scenes of a sexual nature.

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As Branwell brings some welcome change to life at Thorp Green, Lydia discovers new sides to herself. But she doesn’t know quite what to make of the charismatic, artistic Branwell. Helen Cross’s five-part original fiction is read by Anne-Marie Duff. It explores the real story that partly inspired the film, The Graduate. Producers: Fay Lomas and Mair Bosworth

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