Episode 2
Shirley Williams reads from her autobiography.
During the Second World War, Williams and her brother are sent to America as evacuees. When she returns, she is one of the first young people to visit war-shattered Germany.
Abridged by Polly Coles.
A Pacificus production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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- Tue 29 Sep 2009 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Wed 30 Sep 2009 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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