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Book of the Week: Damian Barr - Maggie and Me

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Damian Barr - Maggie and Me

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Damian is caught up in a secret school visit from Scottish poll tax protesters.

Caught up in a secret school visit from Scottish poll tax protesters, Damian finds freedom in Glasgow's only gay club. Damian Barr reads his memoir. From June 2013.

Though Damian is caught up in the anti-capitalist enthusiasm of one of his teachers who smuggles key anti Poll Tax Protesters into school to inspire the children, he still has a secret desire to impress his unlikely heroine Margaret Thatcher.

He's been hiding his sexuality for years, but he finally discovers some freedom in dancing to Madonna in Glasgow's only gay club.

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

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