Great Lives: Vera Brittain

Series 26, episode 8

Politician and nuclear proliferation adviser Shirley Williams joins Matthew Parris to explore the life of her mother, the feminist writer Vera Brittain. Shirley reveals what it was like to be brought up by a woman whose successes as an author effectively made her public property, and discusses the impact of Vera's experience of the First World War, which was recounted in her renowned work Testament of Youth. Includes contributions by Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the Royal College of GPs. From 2012

Cast (unconfirmed)

Matthew Parris
Shirley Williams
Clare Gerada