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The Making of You

Dominic Arkwright talks to Julie Welch, Gwilym Gibbons and Paul Welcomme on the impact of their formative years. From December 2011.

Dominic Arkwright talks to three guests about their formative years.

Sports writer Julie Welch recalls boarding school days of innocence, lusting after her Games Captain.

Social entrepreneur, Gwilym Gibbons, remembers growing up in a commune, feeling an outsider from the mainstream world.

Psychotherapist Paul Welcomme, whose schooldays were far from halcyon, argues that the decisions adults make for their children can have a devastating and lasting affect on their lives.

Producer: Sarah Langan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.

30 minutes

Last on

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