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Wrecking Ball Swing by Trezza Azzopardi

Cardiff. Childhood, demolition, resistance, change and what remains of the lost landscapes of our past. Read by Lisa Palfrey.

Booker nominated novelist Trezza Azzopardi returns to the Cardiff of her youth for this bittersweet story about childhood, demolition, resistance, change, and what remains of the lost landscapes of our past.

Short story written by Trezza Azzopardi.

Read by Lisa Palfrey.

Producer: John Norton

A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2022.

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14 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Dec 2025 03:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 27 May 2022 15:45
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  • Sun 29 May 2022 00:30
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  • Mon 29 Dec 2025 08:30
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  • Tue 30 Dec 2025 03:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra