First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Lady Diana Cooper writes to her son at boarding school with news about the impending war and plans to evacuate. Read by John Julius Norwich and Patricia Hodge. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Lady Diana sets up a smallholding in Sussex for the war effort. She will not dig for victory, but will milk a cow for cheese. Read by John Julius Norwich and Patricia Hodge. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Lady Diana moves into the French embassy, along with her husband the politician Duff Cooper and his lover Louise de Vilmorin. Their parties become legendary. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
John Julius is now a student at Oxford, while his mother Lady Diana continues to live in France. Her husband Duff is offered a peerage. Read by Patricia Hodge. Show more
