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The Girl Who Never Grew Up

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Like her most famous character, the irreverent and anarchic Pippi Longstocking , the Swedish children's writer
Astrid Lindgren refuses to grow up. 'I write for the child in me,' she says with a smile.
Chris Powling profiles this
80-year-old writer whose books have delighted children all over the world.
Producer HANS PIETSCH

Contributors

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Pippi Longstocking
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Astrid Lindgren
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Chris Powling
Producer:
Hans Pietsch
Source: Radio Times

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