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June - Southall
Episode 2 of 5
In the summer of '76 tensions between fascists and their opponents are coming to a head, with violence in the air as the temperature rises. Read by Dean Rehman.
Writer John L Williams remembers the stifling summer that loosened societal norms and laid the foundations for modern-day Britain.
"For teenage boys in the seventies, violence was almost inescapable. You were constantly on the lookout for trouble. But that sense of threat was magnified hugely if you really did stand out from the pack..."
Read by Dean Rehman
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie
A 麻豆社 Audio Scotland production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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