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The Land Where Lemons Grow

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Sicily: lemons arrived there with the Arabs in the ninth century and gave rise to the Mafia. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more

Book of the Week

The Land Where Lemons Grow

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

How a family's fortunes were made by a daring plan to grow lemons in a northern latitude. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more

Book of the Week

The Land Where Lemons Grow

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Battle of the Oranges - the messy and violent tradition at the end of carnival in the town of Ivrea. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more

Book of the Week

The Land Where Lemons Grow

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Helena Attlee’s journey through Italy and why citrus holds a special place in the Italian imagination. Read by Francesca Dymond. From April 2014. Show more

Book of the Week

The Land Where Lemons Grow

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

In the bergamot groves of Calabria citrus oil is harvested for use in perfume and Earl Grey tea. Read by Francesca Dymond. Show more