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Coming Up for Air by George Orwell

4. Fishing

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

George Bowling tells us about his first love, fishing and how he almost caught a huge carp in the First World War.

George Orwell's book was first published before war broke out in 1939.

Abridged by Ellin Stein.

Read by Tim McInnerny.

Producer: Clive Brill

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020. Show less

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