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Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Feb 2020, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 25^th Feb 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. Martha's love of learning puts her in conflict with her chaotic family.
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The Quarry Wood, by Nan Shepherd

Episode 4

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Feb 2020, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 27^th Feb 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. As Martha nurses her poorly aunt, a figure from the past reappears. Abridged by Rosemary Goring Show more

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The Quarry Wood, by Nan Shepherd

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Feb 2020, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 24^th Feb 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. Spirited nine-year-old Martha Ironside is taken in by her kindly Aunt Josephine. Abridged by Rosemary Goring Show more

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The Quarry Wood, by Nan Shepherd

Episode 5

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Feb 2020, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Feb 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. Martha Ironside, now in charge of her own school, finds an unexpected sense of purpose. Abridged by Rosemary Goring Show more

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The Quarry Wood, by Nan Shepherd

Episode 3

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Feb 2020, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Feb 2020, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Meg Fraser reads extracts from Nan Shepherd's 1928 classic. At Aberdeen University naive Martha's horizons are beginning to widen. Abridged by Rosemary Goring Show more

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