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Afternoon Play: The Child That Books Built

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Francis Spufford recalls his voracious childhood reading habit and the poignant family drama that lay behind it. In this radio adaptation of his acclaimed memoir, he hears again the stories that once filled hishead.
Producer Beaty Rubens

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Spufford
Producer:
Beaty Rubens
Mother Sylvestra:
Le Touzel
Teenage Francis:
Jack Blumenau
Father:
Jonathan Keeble
Sister:
Brooke Theis
Young Francis:
Harry Blumenau

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