Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials
Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Pat Cumper from documents held at the Black Cultural Archives
Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials - Episode 1
Amy Barbour-James was born in England in 1906 to Guyanese parents. In 1963, she is living in London with her sister Muriel as The Big Freeze grips the country.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials - Episode 2
Amy Barbour-James and her sister, Muriel, have escaped The Big Freeze and are visiting friends in Trinidad. But Muriel takes a turn for the worse.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials - Episode 3
Amy struggles to stay on top of her work at the Crown Agents Office and find the money to pay for her sister's care in Trinidad. She decides to search for a nursing home in London.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials - Episode 4
It is 1964 and Amy's sister is thousands of miles away, in hospital in Trinidad. Amy faces a dilemma about what is best for both of them.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 11: 1963-1966 - All My Trials - Episode 5
It is 1965, and Amy is living alone in London following the death of her sister, Muriel. Amy decides to visit an old friend.
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