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Quiet Revolution

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A series about people who have used their talents to rejuvenate their local communities. 5: Empire of Books. In 1961 Richard Booth opened a second-hand bookshop in the sleepy community of Hay-on-Wye. It is now an internationally famous booktown-an idea that has taken off in other parts of the world. Dilly Barlow visits the Welsh town along with Montolieu in the south of France which, like Hay, has been Saved through bOOkS. Producer Kate Murphy

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Dilly Barlow
Producer:
Kate Murphy
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