Listen now | (From the full 4-hour show). The big finale. GIs depart for D-Day, leaving Elsie pregnant. Meanwhile, Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack learn some terrible news about their son, Gwyn. Jack and Terry return home to London.
Enjoyed listening, the only downside is the inappropriate language, which means I cannot recommend it for children, and if I where to recommend it, it would have to come with a warning.
Hi. Loved the story and great songs. I just do not like the swearing (mainly by the father ) would be best for under 11s if the b word wasn’t so frequently used . Was it not intended as a family show.?
The only swearing is the "bloody", very occasionally employed by Uncle Jack.
It's a matter of taste of course, everyone will have their opinion, and I hear your concerns. My father will have thought long and hard about its use, when he wrote the words in 1987, when it was broadcast during the day on Radio 4 and BBC World Service. I have to stay true to his script.
For what it's worth, Ofcom says it is "mild language generally of little concern"
While Wikipedia says: "Considered respectable until about 1750, it was heavily tabooed during c. 1750–1920, ... seen as controversial until the 1960s, but the word has since become a comparatively mild expletive or intensifier".
In any case, thank you very much for being a listener and for your comments, and support.
I've just binge listened to the whole lot. Very moving and nostalgic in many ways. In 1977 I was close to Terry's age and travelled Cornwall with my mum from Australia, and my auntie from Germany. To this day, Cornwall has a precious place in my heart. After that trip, my mum and my aunt corresponded with our BnB host from Mullion for their rest of their lives.
Definitely. iTunes. I had so many questions as to how much was true, how much was embellished did your dad keep in touch with his Cornish parents after the war etc. anyhow, I will buy his book.
Thank you. I don't think they stayed in touch. Most of it true - the Teddy Willis story (name changed), we found out only at a recent memorial that there was a girl who had a baby with one of the black soldiers - but so much of it was in Dad's memory, and he was a dramatist, so a lot of it embellished too, I'm sure.
Enjoyed listening, the only downside is the inappropriate language, which means I cannot recommend it for children, and if I where to recommend it, it would have to come with a warning.
Thanks. Where is there inappropriate language?
Hi. Loved the story and great songs. I just do not like the swearing (mainly by the father ) would be best for under 11s if the b word wasn’t so frequently used . Was it not intended as a family show.?
The only swearing is the "bloody", very occasionally employed by Uncle Jack.
It's a matter of taste of course, everyone will have their opinion, and I hear your concerns. My father will have thought long and hard about its use, when he wrote the words in 1987, when it was broadcast during the day on Radio 4 and BBC World Service. I have to stay true to his script.
For what it's worth, Ofcom says it is "mild language generally of little concern"
While Wikipedia says: "Considered respectable until about 1750, it was heavily tabooed during c. 1750–1920, ... seen as controversial until the 1960s, but the word has since become a comparatively mild expletive or intensifier".
In any case, thank you very much for being a listener and for your comments, and support.
Wonderful. So looking forward to part 2
Tha k you!
by which I meant parts 11 - 99
I've just binge listened to the whole lot. Very moving and nostalgic in many ways. In 1977 I was close to Terry's age and travelled Cornwall with my mum from Australia, and my auntie from Germany. To this day, Cornwall has a precious place in my heart. After that trip, my mum and my aunt corresponded with our BnB host from Mullion for their rest of their lives.
Thanks Christian. For sure, there is something about the place that holds you. I'm the same.
PS If you enjoyed, could you write a review on iTunes or wherever you heard it? (TY)
Definitely. iTunes. I had so many questions as to how much was true, how much was embellished did your dad keep in touch with his Cornish parents after the war etc. anyhow, I will buy his book.
Thank you. I don't think they stayed in touch. Most of it true - the Teddy Willis story (name changed), we found out only at a recent memorial that there was a girl who had a baby with one of the black soldiers - but so much of it was in Dad's memory, and he was a dramatist, so a lot of it embellished too, I'm sure.