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From dappled fields to city bombsites; stables to slag heaps – when going away for a break was practically unheard of, children made the most of their environment.

Ysenda Maxtone Graham interviews people from all walks of life to discover how they were shaped by the long months of summer. A touching and sun-drenched chronicle of British school holidays.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring

Read by Fenella Woolgar.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in August 2020.