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Jura

Feeling the pull of the north west, a journalist makes a series of journeys to the Hebrides beginning with Jura, famous refuge of George Orwell. Read by Doon Mackichan.

Journalist Madeleine Bunting explores the history and landscapes of the Hebrides and demonstrates how this chain of islands in the north west has shaped both Scotland and Britain. Her first journey takes her to Jura, the remote wilderness where George Orwell wrote 1984.

Read by Doon Mackichan
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Dec 2016 00:30

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Role Contributor
Reader Doon Mackichan
Author Madeleine Bunting
Abridger Anna Magnusson
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

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  • Mon 19 Dec 2016 09:45
  • Tue 20 Dec 2016 00:30

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