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A Book at Bedtime

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Tarka the Otter by HENRY WILLIAMSON
This ten-part serialisation marks the 60th anniversary of the book's publication in October 1927.
Abridged by ANDREW SIMPSON Read by David Davis (1)
'The eldest and biggest of the litter was dog-cub, and when he drew his first breath he was less than five inches long from his nose to where his tail joined his back-bone. His fur was soft and grey as the buds of the willow before they open at Eastertide. He was called Tarka - meaning Little Water Wanderer.' Producer GRAHAM GAULD

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Unknown:
Henry Williamson
Abridged By:
Andrew Simpson
Read By:
David Davis
Producer:
Graham Gauld
Source: Radio Times

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