A Box of Wittgensteins

The great-niece of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Margaret Stonborough, talks to the artist and historian Michael Huey as she delves into six boxes of newly-inherited family archives.

A Box of Wittgensteins - The Moody Genius

At the end of the First World War, letters and artefacts show that the surviving Wittgensteins were attempting to pick up their lives but they are rarely far from tragedy.

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A Box of Wittgensteins - The One Handed Pianist

Margaret Stonborough uncovers details of the life of her great uncle Paul Wittgenstein, who determined to continue his career as a concert pianist despite the loss of his right arm.

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A Box of Wittgensteins - The Palais Wittgenstein

The great-niece of Ludwig Wittgenstein delves into her newly-inherited family archives. The first object out of the box takes Margaret back to a soiree in Vienna in 1895.

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A Box of Wittgensteins - The Survivors

Margaret Stonborough and her brother, Jerome, discover documents which stir childhood memories of their talented, stylish but difficult family.

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