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Afternoon Reading: Tales From the Low Countries

Afternoon Reading: Tales From the Low Countries: Episode 2: The Fortress at Bruges

The Fortress at Bruges

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Episode 2: The Fortress at Bruges

Tales From the Low Countries

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By Gregory Norminton. After global warming floods, the city of Bruges has survived.

By Gregory Norminton. 4 Extra Debut. Set in 'what remains of Belgium' after global warming floods, the city of Bruges has survived. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore.

Set in the not-so-distant future in 'what remains of Belgium'. Following the floods of global warming, most of the Low Countries are now under the sea, but the medieval city of Bruges has survived due to a feat of engineering called 'The Fortress'. The solidarity of two old friends - a Walloon historian and a Fleming engineer - is tested by the arrival on the scene of Jean's new girlfriend, Magdalena. Read by Stephen Campbell Moore
Produced by Emma Harding.

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