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3. Aunt Tanty

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Tolroy鈥檚 entire family turn up, wanting to enjoy his new prosperity. Aunt Tanty rapidly becomes well known. Read by Don Warrington.

Moses's friend Tolroy was horrified when his entire family turned up at Waterloo, wanting to enjoy his new prosperity in London.

He has eventually got them settled off the Harrow Road, and Aunt Tanty is rapidly becoming a well-known character in the area.

But she still hasn't ventured into the centre if the city by tube or bus, something that she decides to remedy.

Sam Selvon's rich and touching 1956 novel about the lives of a group of Caribbean immigrants in London.

Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.

Read by Don Warrington.

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in January 2014.

*** THE LONELY LONDONERS will be followed on 4 Extra by Colin MacInnes's vibrant novel about London, ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, set just a couple of years later as racial tensions rise.

Together, the two books offer an unforgettable portrait of a city and a society undergoing convulsive change.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Jun 2023 02:15
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Reader Don Warrington
Producer Sara Davies
Abridger Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Author Sam Selvon

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Jan 2014 22:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Wed 7 Jun 2023 07:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 7 Jun 2023 12:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 7 Jun 2023 17:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 8 Jun 2023 02:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra