Episode 4
At Aiken's steeplechase event Paul Theroux meets well-heeled locals, mainly horse people and cotton baron descendents. Then he visits a hovel, once inhabited by Melvin Johnson.
Paul Theroux's account of his car journeys across America's southern states is timely,
and abridged for radio by Katrin Williams:
4. At Aiken's steeplechase event he meets well-healed locals, mainly horse
people and cotton baron descendents. Then he visits a hovel, once inhabited
by Melvin Johnson, who has stories to tell..
Reader Henry Goodman
Producer Duncan Minshull.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Henry Goodman |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
| Abridger | Katrin Williams |
| Producer | Duncan Minshull |
Broadcasts
- Thu 3 Sep 201509:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 4 Sep 201500:30BBC Radio 4
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