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At last, Adrian is asked to write a book. Pandora calls a summit meeting for the Moles and Braithwaites. Read by Harry McEntire.

This diary starts in April 1997. Adrian is no longer a spotty teenager, but a balding 30 year old, recently separated from Jo Jo mother of his son, William.

On the eve of the General Election, Adrian returns home to Ashby-de-la-Zouch to vote for his local Labour Party candidate and childhood sweetheart, Pandora Braithwaite.

Adrian’s literary ambitions remain unrealised, but his career is about to take an unexpected turn and throw him into the limelight. And that is not the only life-changing surprise in store for the hapless yet irrepressible diarist.

The Cappuccino Years highlights how much attitudes have changed and gives us another chance to enjoy Sue Townsend's glorious creation.

Read by Harry McEntire

Written by Sue Townsend

Abridged by: Sara Davies

Produced by Alexa Moore

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2019.

14 minutes

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Mon 17 Aug 202608:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Mon 7 Jan 201912:04
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 7 Jan 201922:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 17 Aug 202608:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 17 Aug 202613:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 17 Aug 202619:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 18 Aug 202603:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra