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Sue Townsend's chronicle of a 1980s teenager. It's 1981 and the year starts inauspiciously for Adrian. Read by Harry McEntire.

Sue Townsend's hilarious and heart-breaking chronicle of a teenager growing up in the Midlands in the 1980s.

It's 1981 and Margaret Thatcher is in power; Britain is at war in the Falklands and teenagers are growing up in a world without mobile phones or computer games.

While his parents are downstairs, drinking, smoking and arguing about their failing marriage, Adrian is upstairs in his bedroom listening to ABBA, reading great works of literature, writing poems, and penning letters to the 麻豆社.

Many challenges life throws at him - including regular beatings from the school bully, unrequited love, raging hormones, a severe case of acne and numerous rejection letters.

Yet Adrian soldiers on bravely and wins a place in our hearts with his charming na茂vet茅.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13戮 is the first book in the Adrian Mole series of comedic-fiction.

Abridged in ten parts by Sara Davies.

Read by Harry McEntire.

Producer: Alexa Moore

A Pier production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 Mar 2026 03:30

Broadcasts

  • Mon 25 Sep 2017 22:45
  • Mon 30 Mar 2026 08:30
  • Mon 30 Mar 2026 13:30
  • Mon 30 Mar 2026 19:30
  • Tue 31 Mar 2026 03:30