Nella Last's Peace

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20081215

20081216 (R4)

Nella reflects on hopes for the future after the announcement of the Japanese surrender.

20081216

20081217 (R4)

Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of the Second World War.

Nella looks forward to having her two adult sons, Cliff and Arthur, home for Christmas, but worries about their future prospects.

Nella looks forward to having her two adult sons, Cliff and Arthur, home for Christmas.

20081217

20081218 (R4)

Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII.

The first New Year of peacetime looks set to bring more changes and uncertainty, and the breakdown of a friend's marriage gives Nella cause to consider the state of her own.

The first New Year of peacetime looks set to bring more changes and uncertainty.

20081218

20081219 (R4)

Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII.

Nella bemoans her sons' apparent unwillingness to have children. She then has to face the prospect of Cliff emigrating to Australia.

Nella has to face the prospect of her son Cliff emigrating to Australia.

05 LAST

20081219

20081220 (R4)

Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII.

Nella reflects on her experience of two world wars and compares the peacetime optimism of 1918 with the mood of the late 1940s. What, she wonders, does the future hold for the next generation?

Nella wonders what the future holds for the next generation.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20081215	20081216 (R4)	Nella reflects on hopes for the future after the announcement of the Japanese surrender.
02	20081216	20081217 (R4)	Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of the Second World War. Nella looks forward to having her two adult sons, Cliff and Arthur, home for Christmas, but worries about their future prospects. Nella looks forward to having her two adult sons, Cliff and Arthur, home for Christmas.
03	20081217	20081218 (R4)	Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII. The first New Year of peacetime looks set to bring more changes and uncertainty, and the breakdown of a friend's marriage gives Nella cause to consider the state of her own. The first New Year of peacetime looks set to bring more changes and uncertainty.
04	20081218	20081219 (R4)	Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII. Nella bemoans her sons' apparent unwillingness to have children. She then has to face the prospect of Cliff emigrating to Australia. Nella has to face the prospect of her son Cliff emigrating to Australia.
05 LAST	20081219	20081220 (R4)	Imelda Staunton reads from the postwar diaries of 'Housewife, 49', Nella Last, which give a frank account of the difficulties of adapting to life in Britain after the end of WWII. Nella reflects on her experience of two world wars and compares the peacetime optimism of 1918 with the mood of the late 1940s. What, she wonders, does the future hold for the next generation? Nella wonders what the future holds for the next generation.