 Birdcage Walk

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Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore: Episode 3

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Episode 3

Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore

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The overthrow of the French king makes Diner anxious about his property schemes.

The overthrow of the French king makes Diner anxious about his property schemes. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp.

News from France threatens to destabilise Europe and the overthrow of the French king makes Diner anxious that it will upset the housing market and scare off potential buyers. 

Lizzie is preoccupied with the safe delivery of her mother's new baby.

Based in Bristol in 1792, Helen Dunmore's novel is set against a backdrop of the French Revolution.

It touches on Radical idealism, property speculation, political turmoil and private tragedy...

Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.

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Helen Dunmore's novel is set in Bristol in 1792 as revolution blazes in France.

Helen Dunmore's novel is set in Bristol in 1792 as revolution blazes in France. Abridged by Sara Davies. Read by Hattie Morahan and Carl Prekopp.

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