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Book at Bedtime: The Day of the Sardine: Episode 3

The Day of the Sardine

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Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George.

Sid Chaplin's acclaimed novel recounts how 50 years ago a Newcastle boy slipped into the treacherous waters of manhood. Adapted by Michael Chaplin.

In the Newcastle of the early 60's, Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George, hears of the bizarre relationship between his pal's brother and a ragman's daughter and is drawn into the excitement of an affair with an older woman and the violence of a gang vendetta.

Reader: Joe Caffrey 


Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

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By Sid Chaplin. Evocative journey of a boy to manhood in 1960s Newcastle

By Sid Chaplin. Evocative journey of a boy to manhood in 1960s Newcastle. Read by Joe Caffrey

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