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 BBC.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Read by Harry McEntire.
Producer: Alexa Moore
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
On radio
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Harry McEntire |
| Author | Sue Townsend |
| Abridger | Sara Davies |
| Producer | Alexa Moore |
Broadcasts
Fri 29 Sep 201722:45BBC Radio 4- Friday08:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Friday13:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Friday19:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday03:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
