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4. Reality Hits Home

Episode 4 of 10

Jean Louise's world is about to be shattered as the realities of life in 1950s Alabama hit home. Read by Fenella Woolgar.

Harper Lee's explosive second novel was finally published in 2015. Believed lost for decades after the publication of 'To Kill A Mockingbird', this book revisits much-loved characters, this time through adult eyes.

Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch travels from New York to Maycomb for her annual visit home. Living in New York, Jean Louise is sheltered from many of these truths but a few days into a trip to visit her beloved father Atticus, the reality of life in Alabama is about to hit home with shocking force.

Read by Fenella Woolgar

Written by Harper Lee

Abridged by Robin Brooks

Produced by Eilidh McCreadie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

15 minutes

On radio

Thursday08:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderFenella Woolgar
AuthorHarper Lee
AbridgerRobin Brooks
ProducerEilidh McCreadie

Broadcasts

  • Thu 13 Aug 201522:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 28 Apr 201614:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 29 Apr 201602:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 21 Feb 201914:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 22 Feb 201902:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thursday08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thursday13:45
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  • Thursday19:45
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  • Friday03:45
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