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Dirt Road by James Kelman: Episode 1

Dirt Road

Episode 1

Dirt Road by James Kelman

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dirt Road by James Kelman, Episode 1

James Kelman's novel follows a grieving boy and his dad on an American road trip.

4 Extra Debut. Reeling from a bereavement, young musician Murdo prepares to leave Scotland for an American road trip. Read by Finn den Hertog.

Booker prize-winner James Kelman’s novel is a potent exploration of love, grief and the power of music. 

Reeling from a family bereavement, young musician Murdo and his father prepare to leave Scotland for a road trip to the Southern States of America.

Reader Finn den Hertog
Abridged by David Jackson Young
Produced Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

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