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Loss of Pride

Three Country Stories by HE Bates Series 2
Episode 3 of 3

Uncle Silas tells his tale of the womanising shoemaker and the baked potato. Read by David Neal.

The tale of the womanising shoemaker and the baked potato.

Uncle Silas relates more escapades of his past.

The last of three more short stories in this popular series.

Featuring local characters of the Bedfordshire countryside which HE Bates knew and loved so well.

Abridged and read by David Neal.

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.

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15 minutes

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