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Episode 3
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In America, Robert Penn discovers how the combine harvester transformed the vast plains of the Midwest. In Wales, his first harvest provides flour to make bread for a year.
In America, Robert Penn discovers how the combine harvester transformed the vast plains of the Midwest. In Wales, his first harvest provides enough flour to make bread for a year – but it’s still a disappointing return for his back-breaking labours.
Read by Adrian Scarborough
Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Bruce Young
Last on
Thu 4 Mar 2021
00:30
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