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Invited to his son’s poetry prize ceremony, Blake's dad brings wood for fencing. Concluded by Blake Morrison.

Following his father's death, Blake sees a therapist who asks him the question which provides the title for this memoir.

His father is uncomfortable in literary London - but comfortable bossing his son around from the bottom of a ladder....

Read, written and abridged by Blake Morrison

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in May 1994.

15 minutes

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Thu 16 Oct 2025 08:30

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