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25/01/2019

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Andrew Martin's five essays that muse on the county of his birth and upbringing. Sitting on a bench in Scarborough station, the author recalls the coastal Yorkshire of his youth.

Andrew Martin's five essays that muse on the county of his birth and upbringing:

Sitting on a bench in Scarborough station, he recalls the Yorkshire coast of his youth. This takes in Whitby and Bram Stoker. Robin Hood Bay and the roofs of its houses. Filey and its rock-pools.

And Hull.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

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