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Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, pianist Paul Wittgenstein.

Margaret Stonborough investigates the life of her great uncle, the pianist Paul Wittgenstein, through the family archive.

The great-niece of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Margaret Stonborough, talks to artist and historian Michael Huey as she delves into six boxes of newly-inherited family archives. As she digs deeper into the talented but tortured lives of the Wittgensteins she finds her cramped London house becoming ever more crowded with her larger-than-life forbears.

Margaret uncovers details of the life of her great uncle Paul Wittgenstein who, after the First World War, was determined to continue his career as a concert pianist, despite the loss of his right arm. 

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The great-niece of Ludwig Wittgenstein investigates the lives of her forbears.

The great-niece of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Margaret Stonborough, talks to the artist and historian Michael Huey as she delves into six boxes of newly inherited family archives.

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