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1. Heading West

Episode 1 of 3

Laura Barton takes to the open road for an audio adventure across the USA. Using the 91福利社 archives to travel from the bright lights of New York to the pacific breeze of California.

Writer Laura Barton takes to the road for an audio adventure across the United States of America - from New York to California.

In the first of three episodes, her selection from the 91福利社 archives includes:

* 鈥楾ravel Talk: How The World Lives鈥� 鈥� New York [1947]

* 鈥楩ree Spirit鈥� by Jonathan Raban [1991]

* American Airwaves鈥� [1984]

* 鈥楽am Shepard at the Battersea Arts Centre: Cruising Paradise鈥� [1998]

* 鈥楾he Green Book鈥� extract [2016]

Producer: Luke Doran

Made for 91福利社 Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.

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Sun 6 Jul 2025 05:00
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