Episode 5
Series exploring the 20th century through the correspondence of real people. After reporting from postwar Germany, Barbara and her daughters are finally reunited in South Africa.
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.
After reporting extensively from postwar Germany, Barbara and her two young daughters are finally reunited in South Africa.
Barbara ...... Kathryn Hunt
Polly ...... Hester Cox
Lindsay ...... Ellie Sager
Granny ...... Janice Mckenizie
Anne/Rhona ...... Deborah McAndrew
Martli ...... Melissa Jane Sinden
Dr Dunn ...... Stuart Richman
Jack ...... Conrad Nelson
Allen ...... Graeme Hawley
Singer: Waleed Isaacs
Original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
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- Fri 31 Oct 2008 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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