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Off the Page: This Green and Pleasant Land

This Green and Pleasant Land

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Pauline Black, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, Guy Walters, Matthew Parris debate the countryside.

Pauline Black, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and Guy Walters join Matthew Parris to debate who is the countryside for? From January 2005.

Matthew Parris presents the discussion show. 

Pauline Black, fabulous lead singer with the Selecta, joins Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and Guy Walters to write about and discuss who the countryside is for. 
Pauline won't leave town because her colour makes her feel conspicuous. Wilfred says that rural life isn't for thin-skinned blacks.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

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