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4 Extra Debut. How the aesthetics of growing grass were redefined over time. Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns. Read by Jeff Rawle.

How were the aesthetics of growing grass redefined over time?

Tom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn:

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort.

Abridged in five parts by Andrew Simpson.

Read by Jeff Rawle.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 2001.

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