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A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.

A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field. Read by David Neal.

Chaff is being burnt on a cold, windy October day. A woman is leaning on a hayfork as a man comes across a field. 

He's looking for a place called Benacre and stands in the smoke asking for directions.

A selection of short stories by HE Bates.

Featuring some splendid local characters, set in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside which the author knew and loved so well.

Abridged and read by David Neal

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.

Three Country Stories by HE Bates: Series 1

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