5. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
A new family arrive in the street. Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Adrian and Pandora. Read by Harry McEntire.
A new family arrives in the street just in time to celebrate the Royal Wedding.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Adrian and Pandora.
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.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Read by Harry McEntire.
Producer: Alexa Moore
A Pier production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Harry McEntire |
| Author | Sue Townsend |
| Abridger | Sara Davies |
| Producer | Alexa Moore |
Broadcasts
Fri 29 Sep 2017 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 3 Apr 2026 08:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 3 Apr 2026 13:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 3 Apr 2026 19:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 4 Apr 2026 03:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra