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Shirley Williams reads from her autobiography.
Williams' early life and the enormous influence of her mother, Vera Brittain, and her father, George Caitlin - not to mention the permanent house guest, Winifred Holtby.
Abridged by Polly Coles.
A Pacificus production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
Last on
Tue 29 Sep 2009
00:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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