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Book of the Week: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning: Madrid

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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, Madrid

Laurie Lee's classic account of walking in Spain.

Laurie Lee strides, strolls, then hobbles into Madrid. Into 'the jaws of a lion'. But where to stay? Read by Tobias Menzies.

From Vigo, out across the plains, then Madrid and its various attractions.

Which means music, cafes, and some new trousers provided by the lovely Concha..

Laurie Lee's classic account of walking through Spain in the 1930s read by Tobias Menzies

Abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.

Book of the Week: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

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Laurie Lee's classic account of walking through Spain in the 1930s.

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