28th September, 2020 – The Ruined Maid
Episode description
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by Thomas Hardy, The Ruined Maid.
"O 'Melia, my dear, this does everything crown!
Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town?..."
From the show:
Just William's Luck by Richmal Crompton
On this day: 28th September, 1066, the invasion force of William the Conqueror lands at Pevensey Bay
On this day: 28th September, 1836, Thomas Crapper, sanitary engineer and promoter of indoor lavatories, is born in Yorkshire
Music to wake you up – Why Don't We Just Dance? by Josh Turner
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