Travelling in a Strange Land (Omnibus)

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Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park (Omnibus)

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Travelling in a Strange Land

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park (Omnibus)

David Park's haunting story of a father coming to terms with the loss of his son.

A grieving father sets out in the snow to drive from Belfast to Sunderland to collect his son. Read by Richard Orr.

David Park's haunting story of a grieving father coming to terms with the loss of his son. 

Tom sets off in the snow from Belfast to collect his son Luke from university digs in Sunderland. The weather means that airports are closed so Tom must make the journey by car. 

He sets off armed with supplies, his camera and a music playlist and as he drives explores the circumstances of his son Daniel's disappearance and death: his own grief, anger and guilt. 

As he nears his destination he must face a shameful secret. Before he arrives he stops at the Angel of the North where he deletes the last photograph of his dead son and takes a new one. He resumes his journey with a new sense of hope.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Robin Brooks.

Read by Richard Orr.

Producer: Natalie Steed

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.

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