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6. Fun in Hard Times
Episode 6 of 10
During the worst of the Great Depression, Betty and her sisters have to find cheap ways to have fun. Read by Debora Weston.
Betty MacDonald’s hilarious account of survival in the Great Depression, under the wing of her sister Mary, abridged by Jennifer Howarth.
During the worst of the Great Depression, Betty and her sisters have to be creative to find cheap ways to have fun. Plus memories of night school classes.
Reader: Debora Weston
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
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