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Radio 4,17 Jul 2018,14 mins

SeriesThe Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

2. Special Delivery

The Diaries of Adrian Mole

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Adrian's mother needs money so abandons her 'young' son which ends up in the newspaper. Then Adrian has to take a taxi to the hospital, put on a mask and gown and support his mother in the delivery room. Sue Townsend's funny and heart-breaking chronicle of a teenager now aged 15 - growing up in the Midlands in the 1982. Abridged by Sara Davies Read by Harry McEntire Producer: Alexa Moore A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.

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