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Radio 4,24 Jun 2020,28 mins

2. On The Brink

Tudur Owen: Zoo

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The conclusion of the incredible but true story of how Tudur Owen and his family somewhat unwittingly became the owners of what the News of the World would go on to describe as “The Worst Zoo in Britain”. Join Tudur for an engrossing caper about a corrupt animal wrangler, a family on the brink and a climactic wallaby chase across the Menai Strait. All the events in this story are almost true. Written and performed by Tudur Owen. With: Lisa-Jên Brown Fergus Craig Producer: Richard Morris A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020.

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