20 Nov 2025

My Father’s Island # 4

From The Reading, 7:00 am on 20 November 2025

FILE TITLE My Father's Island # 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNOUNCER INTRO: In the reading today, we continue with 'My Father's Island' written and read by Adam Dudding. A couple of firsts feature in this episode - we hear how Robin first met Lois, and he makes his first foray into publishing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN: MUSIC (0:15) 'Kevin Ireland and a couple of friends had. . . . . OUT: . . . . . .it meant somehow, you really were a writer.' MUSIC (0:13) DUR: :11:57 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BACK ANNOUNCE: That was 'My Father's Island' written and read by Adam Dudding. We'll be back with another episode at the same time tomorrow. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BRIEF TRAIL: After the death of his brilliant, eccentric father, Adam Dudding went in search of the stories and secrets of a man who had been a loving parent and husband, but was also a tormented, controlling and at times cruel man. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MUSIC DETAILS Keith Blainville: Bolero (Keith Blainville ) Album: Classical Mystery [Focus Classics FCLS13 ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTERACTIVE: http://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/readings/my-father's-island-by-adam-dudding ++++++++++++++++++++

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