Episode 2
Series exploring the 20th century through the correspondence of real people. Having become a war correspondent, Barbara travels to Paris and paints in field hospitals.
Series exploring the twentieth century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Hattie Naylor.
The story of Barbara Loxton, a South African mother who was separated from her daughters during WW2, and her experiences as a journalist travelling around war-torn Europe. Events unfold through the letters exchanged between her and her daughters during their enforced separation.
Having become a war correspondent, Barbara travels to Paris and paints in field hospitals.
Barbara ...... Kathryn Hunt
Polly ...... Hester Cox
Lindsay ...... Ellie Sager
Granny ...... Janice Mckenzie
Anne/Monica ...... Deborah McAndrew
Dr Dunn/Major Madary ...... Stuart Richman
Jack ...... Conrad Nelson
Singer: Waleed Isaacs
Original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
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- Tue 28 Oct 2008 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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