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On a Scottish loch, an academic does a lot of rowing and has a proper talk with his son.

By Cathy Feeny. Holidaying on a Scottish loch, a US academic goes rowing and gets to properly talk with his son. Read by Kenneth Cranham.

Written by Cathy Feeny.

Today's story - Backwards And Forwards by Cathy Feeny - is the last in a series of specially commissioned stories which take boats and boating as their theme.  

When Danny - an American academic working in London - takes his family on holiday to the banks of a Scottish loch, there's an uninhabited island to visit across the water. But Danny's the only one who can row. And the boat can only carry one other person at a time. As he rows backwards and forwards, Danny has a unique opportunity to discover a little more about each of his family in turn. 

A series of specially commissioned tales inspired by rivers and boats.


Producer: David Blount
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Kenneth Cranham reads a series of short stories on the theme of rivers and boats

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