Episode 4
Series exploring the 20th century through the correspondence of real people. With the war finally over, Barbara describes the devastation in Holland and Germany.
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 seperated 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 seperation.
With the war finally over, Barbara describes the devastation in Holland and Germany.
Barbara ...... Kathryn Hunt
Polly ...... Hester Cox
Lindsay/Child ...... Ellie Sager
Granny ...... Janice Mckenzie
Anne/Ivy ...... Deborah McAndrew
Freddy/Allen ...... Graeme Hawley
Singer: Waleed Isaacs.
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- Thu 30 Oct 2008 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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