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15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: My Greenham

Pippa Haywood

Pauline Jefferson

Judith Barker

Christine Cox

Jonathan Keeble

Fiona Evans

Pauline Harris

15 Minute Drama: Writing the Century: My Greenham: Episode 4

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Writing the Century: My Greenham

Episode 4

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Ginette forms part of a human blockade at Greenham and is arrested.

Ginette's mother has cancer, and Ginette forms part of a human blockade at Greenham and is arrested.

Writing the Century - My Greenham
By Fiona Evans
The series which explores the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people. Using the 1980's Greenham Common diaries of Ginette Leach this is a funny and moving coming of age story of a 50-year-old suburban housewife. Ginette's sister Gina arrives from Canada because their mother has Cancer. She's appalled at Ginette's studenty dress and overall behaviour and insists on coming to Greenham to see what it's like for herself. Later, Ginette is arrested.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris.

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By Fiona Evans. Funny and moving coming-of-age story of a 50-year-old suburban housewife.

By Fiona Evans. The diaries of Ginette Leach provide the source for this funny and moving coming-of-age story of a 50-year-old suburban housewife.

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