by THOMAS HARDY dramatised for radio in six parts by ELIZABETH NORTH with 1: Marriages Remain
Sorrowful at the departure of his mentor and only friend the local schoolmaster, 11-year-old Jude Fawley resolves that one day he will follow his teacher to academia - as symbolised by the gleaming spires of distant
Christminster. Growing up, however, Jude finds more obstacles in his path than merely difficulties of study....
Directed by BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol Stereo
(Re-broadcast on Friday at 3. Opm)
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