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Legacy of War

Episode 1

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Sean Bean presents a series exploring the ways in which wartime experiences have filtered down through the generations.

Gethin Russell-Jones' father was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, and in this programme he -- and his son Adam -- discuss the complicated legacy of this principled decision.

Gethin has written about his parents in two books: My Secret Life in Hut Six and Conchie.

Producer: Martin Williams Show less

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