Episode 7
Far from traditional, the school nativity play From Manger to Star gets a mixed reception. Bert and Queenie come for Christmas dinner.
Sue Townsend's hilarious and heart breaking chronicle of a teenager growing up in the Midlands in the 1980s. A brand new serialisation, read by Harry McEntire, in the year that Adrian Mole himself turns 50.
It's 1981 and Margaret Thatcher is in power, Britain is at war in the Falklands and teenagers are growing up in a world without mobile phones or computer games. While his parents are downstairs, drinking, smoking and arguing about their failing marriage, Adrian is upstairs in his bedroom listening to Abba, reading great works of literature, writing poems, and penning letters to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
Despite the many challenges that life throws at him - including regular beatings from the school bully, unrequited love, raging hormones, a severe case of acne and numerous rejection letters - Adrian soldiers on bravely and wins a place in our hearts with his charming naΓ―vetΓ©.
Reader: Harry McEntire
Abridger: Sara Davies
Producer: Alexa Moore
A Pier production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Harry McEntire |
| Author | Sue Townsend |
| Abridger | Sara Davies |
| Producer | Alexa Moore |
Broadcast
- Tue 3 Oct 2017 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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