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The First Banana in England
Jonathan Treitel's short story describes a fruity discovery made in Elizabethan times.
'It is a yellow fruit. And long. Its flesh is as soft as butter and sweet as honey. If chopped intwain, you will see the sign of the cross on its middle.' Read by Stephen Moore. Producer Duncan Minshull

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Stephen Moore.
Producer:
Duncan Minshull

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