Tales from the back green - Bill Paterson

These captivating tales were first broadcast on BBC Radio, and are now published for the first time. Actor Bill Paterson's stories brilliantly evoke his 1950s Glasgow childhood - the nuclear threat, the fading dominance of the kirk, Rock and Roll, the disappearance of the beloved trams - and why penny whoppers were not worth tuppence. As a young surveyor, Paterson was witness to the dramatic transformation of the city as the austere tenements were swept away, and he now wonders whether our memories change from grey to gold as the years pass - do we naturally recall our childhood as a time of optimism and hope?