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When the Fuhrer's friend came to stay

Telling the story of Margaret Laidlaw, who as a child lived in a Rugby vicarage with Unity Mitford, the controversial British woman who was a very close friend of Adolf Hitler.

The story of when Unity Mitford (scandalous socialite and friend of Adolf Hitler) regularly came to stay with a family in a Warwickshire vicarage. 成人论坛 Coventry & Warwickshire have recorded the memories of the daughter of the vicar, Margaret Laidlaw and with the help of members of Rugby Theatre, have brought her stories to life in this very special programme.

A production by 成人论坛 Coventry & Warwickshire.
Narrator: Mary Rhodes.
Contributor: Margaret Laidlaw.
Contributor: Mitford biographer, author of Take Six Girls, Laura Thompson.

With thanks to Rugby Theatre (in order of appearance):
Mrs Corby: Emma Marshall.
Young Margaret: Daisy Jones.
Margaret's younger sister: Livvy Back.
Unity Mitford: Ruth Long.
Lady Redesdale: Helen Dulcamara.
Mr Henderson (House of Commons): Brian Jones.
Reverend Sewell-Corby: James Finch.

Produced by Siobh谩n Harrison and Kasel Kundola.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Jun 2017 12:00