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Radio 4 Extra,10 Jul 2008,30 mins

The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardam

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*** BBC Radio 4 Extra marks the first anniversary of the death of author Jane Gardam aged 96 on 28th April 2025 Jane was an award-winning writer of adult and children’s fiction and literary critic. The People on Privilege Hill is the title story from her 2007 short story collection, which was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. An elderly judge is preparing to go out for lunch at Dulcie's house on Privilege Hill. Read by Geoffrey Palmer. Abridged by Julian Wilkinson. Producer: Liz Allard First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.

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