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The Grass Is Greener by Tom Fort

1. The Medieval Version

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

How were the aesthetics of growing grass redefined over time?

Tom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn:

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort.

Abridged in five parts by Andrew Simpson.

Read by Jeff Rawle.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001. Show less

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