2. Playground

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Eight-year-old William makes a playground of the castle's attic spaces and is intrigued by a secret door. Richard experiences dark mood swings, but also finds a new pleasure when he takes up pipe smoking. William Fiennes' memoir of his magical childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his severely epileptic older brother, Richard. Abridged by Viv Beeby. Read by Dan Stevens. Producer: Elizabeth Allard First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.