BB Radio 4's John Humphrys on Greece - Waterstone's

2,288 views · Published 30 October 2009 · 1:26 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Waterstones · 2009 · Entertainment

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It was a moment of mad impulse when John Humphrys decided to buy a semi-derelict cottage and a building site on a plot of land overlooking the Aegean. A few minutes' gazing out over the most glorious bay he had ever seen was all it took to persuade him. After all, his son Christopher - a professional musician fluent in Greek - was already raising his family there so he would help build the beautiful villa that John dreamed of. What could possibly go wrong? Everything...

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