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Testament of Youth: Part 5: 1918

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on BBC Two England

by Vera Brittain
An autobiography 1913-1925
Dramatised in five parts by Elaine Morgan

Vera nursed in France throughout the great German offensive but was forced by her mother's illness to return to London. After the death of her much-loved brother Edward, she resumed nursing, finding, to her fury, that she must begin all over again.
(Shown on Sunday at 10.30pm)

Contributors

Author:
Vera Brittain
Dramatised by:
Elaine Morgan
Vera Brittain:
Cheryl Campbell
Winifred Holtby:
Joanna McCallum
Mr Brittain:
Emrys James
Mrs Brittain:
Jane Wenham
Miss Penrose:
Rosalie Crutchley
Hope Milroy:
Frances Tomelty
Dean of Hertford:
Denis Carey
Roland Leighton:
Peter Woodward
Christina:
Elizabeth Spender
President of debate:
Jill Cowles
Source: Radio Times

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