A Woman on the Edge of Time

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A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron: 4. Messed Up

4. Messed Up

A Woman on the Edge of Time by Jeremy Gavron

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Jeremy Gavron's quest to piece together why, in 1965, his mother Hannah took her own life.

Jeremy finally summons the courage to call the man his mother was having an affair with when she died. Stars Dominic Mafham.

Four decades on, Jeremy Gavron is battling to piece together why his mother Hannah - a bright, pioneering young sociologist - took her own life back in 1965.

Jeremy finally summons the courage to call the man his mother was having an affair with at the time of her death.

Jeremy Gavron's book stars Dominic Mafham and James Bolam.

Dramatised by Sarah Daniels.

Jeremy Gavron ...... Dominic Mafham
Judy ...... Helen Clapp
Tom ...... James Bolam
Daphne ...... Catherine Cusack
Bob ...... Sean Baker
Woman ...... Susan Jameson
Man ...... David Hounslow

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.

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