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Our Libraries: The Next Chapter

Michael Rosen investigates the story of the library, from the ancient world to the modern and beyond

Radio 4,2 episodes

Episodes

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Episode 1
As libraries shut or cut their hours, Michael Rosen tells their story and asks: what next?
28 Aug 2013,28 mins
Episode 2
Michael Rosen visits the biggest public lending library in Britain.
11 Sep 2013,28 mins