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**** This programme was suggested by Jill Wilson, Adele Pitts and Andrew Hoggan as part of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

“In Lake Wobegon….I knew that summer was an experiment that didn’t work. It always looked good in May as things warmed up…."

A loving re-creation of small-town America with all its idiosyncrasies.

From the book written by Garrison Keillor, first published in 1985.

Episode read by Garrison Keillor.

Producer: Maurice Leitch

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in October 1986.

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