Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century: A Paintbrush Reporter - Episode 1

Series exploring the 20th century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Hattie Naylor. The story of Barbara Loxton, a South African mother who was separated from her daughters during WWII, and her experiences as a journalist travelling around war-torn Europe. Events unfold through the letters exchanged between her and her daughters during their enforced separation. Barbara ...... Kathryn Hunt Polly ...... Hester Cox Lindsay ...... Ellie Sager Granny/Mrs Betram ...... Janice Mckenzie Anne ...... Deborah McAndrew Martli ...... Melissa Jane Sinden Original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.