Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky
Alison Gangel's moving memoir of a chaotic childhood in late 1960s Glasgow. Read by Maureen Beattie
Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky - Episode 1
Seven-year-old Ailsa Dunn adores her pretty Ma and her handsome Da, but when alcohol intrudes, unpredictability reigns.
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Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky - Episode 2
Seven-year-old Ailsa Dunn is taken from her warm but chaotic parents and placed in a strict orphanage. Confused and unhappy she loses her bearings.
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Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky - Episode 3
Ailsa has been taken from her warm but chaotic home and been placed in a strict Glasgow orphanage where she has a miserable time until she meets Mr Shaugnessy.
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Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky - Episode 4
Having won a piano competition, Ailsa's music teacher at the orphanage decides to enter her for the very competitive Saturday school at the Glasgow Academy of Music.
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Book of the Week - The Sun Hasn't Fallen from the Sky - Episode 5
Overwhelmed by the atmosphere and the other students at the Academy of Music, Ailsa has been missing her classes. When her piano teacher finds out, she is desperate to make amends.
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