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2. Chaff in the Wind
Episode 2 of 3
A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field. Read by David Neal.
Chaff is being burnt on a cold, windy October day. A woman is leaning on a hayfork as a man comes across a field.
He's looking for a place called Benacre and stands in the smoke asking for directions.
A selection of short stories by HE Bates.
Featuring some splendid local characters, set in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside which the author knew and loved so well.
Abridged and read by David Neal
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 1987.
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Thu 16 Mar 2023
00:45
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