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Paul Theroux takes to the back roads of Georgia and Alabama, which smell of sun-heated tar. The fields are full of cotton and the big rivers beckon.

Paul Theroux's account of his car journeys across America's southern states
is timely, and abridged for radio by Katrin Williams:

5. He takes to the backroads of Georgia and Alabama, which smell of sun-heated tar.
The fields are full of cotton and the big rivers beckon..

Reader Henry Goodman

Producer Duncan Minshull.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Sep 2015 00:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Henry Goodman
Author Paul Theroux
Abridger Katrin Williams
Producer Duncan Minshull

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Sep 2015 09:45
  • Sat 5 Sep 2015 00:30

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