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Finn den Hertog

James Kelman

David Jackson Young

Eilidh McCreadie

Dirt Road by James Kelman: Episode 5

Dirt Road

Episode 5

Dirt Road by James Kelman

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dirt Road by James Kelman, Episode 5

Murdo is beginning to feel trapped at Uncle John and Aunt Maureen’s house in Alabama.

Murdo is beginning to feel trapped at Uncle John and Aunt Maureen’s house in Alabama. Read by Finn den Hertog.

Booker prize-winner James Kelman’s  novel is a potent exploration of love, grief and the power of music. 

As the days settle into a routine in Alabama, Murdo is beginning to feel trapped at Uncle John and Aunt Maureen’s house.
Read by Finn den Hertog

Abridged by David Jackson Young
Producer Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

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James Kelman's potent exploration of love, grief and the power of music.

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