Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century: A Paintbrush Reporter - Episode 2

Series exploring the twentieth 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 WW2, 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. Having become a war correspondent, Barbara travels to Paris and paints in field hospitals. Barbara ...... Kathryn Hunt Polly ...... Hester Cox Lindsay ...... Ellie Sager Granny ...... Janice Mckenzie Anne/Monica ...... Deborah McAndrew Dr Dunn/Major Madary ...... Stuart Richman Jack ...... Conrad Nelson Singer: Waleed Isaacs Original music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.