A series of five short stories by (and about) women, written during the Second World War.


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01Night In The Front Line2005110720070813Feisty Mrs Minnow, bombed out of her house, has had just about enough from 'Mr Hitler'.
  • read by Julia Mckenzie
  • by.... - - - molly lefebure
  • 02I Was Too Ignorant2005110820070814An inexperienced nurse finds unexpected fulfilment amid the horrific conditions of a military hospital in France.
  • read by joanne whalley
  • by.... - - - rosomond oppersdorff
  • 03The Sailor's Wife2005110920070815In a harbour town, a young service wife dreams up a surprising way of securing lodging for herself and her baby.
  • read by Rosalind Ayres
  • by.... - - - ann chadwick
  • 04Poor Mary2005111020070816Mary is a sergeant in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, her husband is a conscientious objector.
    After four years away, Mary seems to have changed.
  • producer Martin Jarvis
  • read by Miriam Margolyes
  • by.... - - - sylvia townsend warner
  • 05 LASTThe Mandoline2005111120070817An elderly couple handle a potentially embarrassing encounter with a German prisoner of war.
    Producer Martin Jarvis
  • by - Malachi Whitaker
  • read by Rosalind Ayres 
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