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Seville is beautiful and poor. Laurie Lee finds intimations of Spain鈥檚 future struggle with civil war. Read by Tobias Menzies.

Down a white dusty road with orange trees looms Seville.

It's beautiful here and also poor, and there are signs of an armed struggle to come...

Laurie Lee's classic account of walking through Spain in the 1930s read by Tobias Menzies

Abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on 主播大秀 Radio 4 in 2014.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Tobias Menzies
Producer Duncan Minshull
Abridger Katrin Williams
Author Laurie Lee

Broadcasts

  • Thu 19 Jun 2014 09:45
  • Fri 20 Jun 2014 00:30
  • Thu 30 May 2019 14:45
  • Fri 31 May 2019 02:45

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