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The Hair of the Dog by Jane Gardam

4 Extra Debut. Humour and tenderness colour Eleanor's reflections on her daughter’s wedding 25 years ago. Read by Eleanor Bron.

In Jane Gardam's delightful story humour and tenderness colour Eleanor's reflections on her daughter Rosie's wedding twenty-five years ago.

The Hair of the Dog by award winning writer, Jane Gardam, was selected from her much acclaimed short story collection, The People of Privilege Hill. The title story of this collection was the runner up for the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award. Jane Gardam holds a Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature. Her bestselling novel, Old Filth, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Abridged by Jules Wilkinson.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.

15 minutes

On radio

Tue 28 Apr 202615:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Mon 26 May 200815:30
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 22 Dec 200815:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 28 Apr 202615:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 28 Apr 202621:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 29 Apr 202605:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra