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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 19^th Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Sid Chaplin's acclaimed novel recounts how 50 years ago a Newcastle boy slipped into the treacherous waters of manhood. Show more

Book at Bedtime

The Day of the Sardine

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Young Arthur Haggerston has left school in Newcastle in the early 60s with few prospects. Show more

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Book at Bedtime

The Day of the Sardine

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Teenager Arthur Haggerston discovers his Uncle George is corrupt. Show more

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Book at Bedtime

The Day of the Sardine

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

In the Newcastle of the 1960s, the young life of Arthur Haggerston reaches a crisis, as he finally meets the father who abandoned him. Show more

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Book at Bedtime

The Day of the Sardine

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Sep 2011, 22:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Arthur Haggerston is forced to beg for a job on a building site with his Uncle George. Show more

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