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Heffer on Film - Kitchen Sink Cinema

Episode 3: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Simon Heffer explores the film The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, about a boy whose chance to escape detention depends on his talent as a cross-country runner. Show more

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