Long TextExercise 77 of 90

In the corner of my grandmother's kitchen, there is an old wooden radio that has been there for as long as I can remember. It's large and heavy, with two round dials on the front and a speaker covered in brown cloth. My grandmother refuses to replace it, even though my parents have offered to buy her a modern one…

• Why does the grandmother refuse to get a new radio?
• What role did the radio play in the grandmother's early married life?