Episode details
Contains language which some may find offensive.
Available for 29 days
Believed lost for decades after To Kill a Mockingbird was published, Harper Lee's explosive second novel finally appeared in 2015. It revisits much-loved characters, this time through adult eyes. Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch has travelled from New York to Maycomb for her annual visit home. Mid-1950s Alabama is not the same place where she spent idyllic summers with brother Jem. The 26-year-old will be betrayed and have her trust shattered before she's able to become her own woman. Jean Louise reluctantly confronts Atticus about the Citizens' Council. Abridged by Robin Brooks Read by Fenella Woolgar Producer: Eilidh McCreadie. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
Programme Website