Schedule of talks October Thursday 23 October, 7-8pm. “In conversation with Dr Yvonne Battle-Felton, talking about Atlantic Furies”, free Zoom conversation. November Thursday, 7-8 pm, 6 November – British Women’s Pilots’ Association (BWPA) – Zoom talk. December 3 December U3A Cambridge
I was thrilled to appear on Who Do You Think You Are with the amazing actor and singer Will Young. We talked about his grandfather, Digby and his time as a Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III in Poland. I’d always wanted to visit the POW camp famous as the setting for The Great…
It was fascinating to talk about reading and the Prisoner of War experience with Professor Emma Smith for her series, Books for Brighter Blackouts. You can catch up with all the episodes on BBC Sounds. I was surprised to hear of the popularity of No Orchids for Miss Blandish – perhaps POWs enjoyed reading a hard-bitten,…
I had an amazing time chairing Anne Sebba’s talk at Cambridge Literary Festival in which she discussed her astonishing new book, The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival. It was so moving to see images of the women she writes about. You’ll be able to watch the presentation here.
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