Village Christmas

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Derek Jacobi

Laurie Lee

Karen Rose

Village Christmas by Laurie Lee: 1. Childhood

1. Childhood

Village Christmas by Laurie Lee

BBC Radio 4 - Village Christmas by Laurie Lee, 1. Childhood

Derek Jacobi reads Laurie Lee's evocative portrait of England in the last century.

4 Extra Debut. Laurie Lee's writings bringing to life landscape and traditions of England in the last century. Read by Derek Jacobi.

Derek Jacobi reads from a collection of Laurie Lee's writings, including freshly discovered pieces by his daughter Jessy Lee, which return to the landscape and traditions of his rural home in Slad as well as a changing London in the last century. 

Laurie Lee's classic memoir Cider With Rosie, his lyrical evocation of an early life in Gloucestershire, launched his writing career in the late 1950s and continues to be one of England's most popular books.

Abridged and produced by Karen Rose

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.

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Derek Jacobi reads from a collection of essays by Laurie Lee, which bring to life the landscape and traditions of his rural Cotswold home in Slad and a changing London.

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