The Grass Is Greener (Omnibus)

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The Grass Is Greener by Tom Fort

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Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III’s time to the present day.

Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III’s time to the present day. Read by Jeff Rawle.

Mowing the lawn has had a place in the national psyche from its first mention in the time of Henry III, to the present day. Tom Fort traces how the aesthetics of the lawn, with its connotations of Eden, have been redefined over time.

Read by Jeff Rawle.

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Andrew Simpson.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

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