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Cider with Rosie
Episode 5 of 6
Author Joanna Trollope traces the roots of her favourite book Cider with Rosie to uncover how Laurie Lee blended fact and fiction in his wistful elegy to a disappeared rural world.
Best-selling chronicler of modern country life, Joanna Trollope traces the roots of her favourite book Cider with Rosie to uncover how Laurie Lee blended fact and fiction in his wistful elegy to a disappeared rural world - and reflect on why a book with such dark, hard-edged undercurrents continues to have such a popular appeal.
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Tue 14 Apr 2020
01:00
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Joanna Trollope |
| Series Producer | Bill MacLeod |
| Executive Producer | Richard Bright |
| Producer | John O'Rourke |
| Director | John O'Rourke |
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