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Book of the Week: Damian Barr - Maggie and Me

Damian Barr

Sian Preece

Allegra McIlroy

Book of the Week: Damian Barr - Maggie and Me: Episode 3

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Maggie and Me

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Damian Barr - Maggie and Me

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Eleven-year-old Damian falls in love with his friend Mark, but tries to hide his sexuality

Eleven-year-old Damian is in love with his best friend Mark, but, as his home life descends into chaos, he tries to hide his sexuality. Memoir read by the author. From June 2013.

Powerful 1980s memoir written and read by Damian Barr.

It's 1987 and Damian Barr is eleven years old. He's terrified of the AIDS epidemic, and he's sure it's coming to get him. Secondary school is a harsh place for a young gay boy on free school dinners. As his chaotic home life escalates he attempts to hide from his sexuality, and turns to the escape offered by his friend Heather's calm home.

Written and read by Damian Barr.
Abridged by Sian Preece


Producer: Allegra McIlroy.

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Damian Barr's reads his entertaining memoir of growing up in a Scottish steelworking town

Damian Barr's reads his moving and entertaining memoir of growing up in a Scottish steelworking town amidst the strikes of the 1980s.

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