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What impact does having an emotionally distant father have?

Two recently published autobiographies by Jeremy Paxman and Bruce Springsteen reveal a surprising similarity between the two men. Although they are from very different backgrounds, they both describe the effect of their emotionally distant fathers. Jenni Murray discusses with two experts the impact on sons of their father's emotional neglect.

First broadcast on Woman's Hour, 29 September 2016.

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