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Suffering from TB, 12-year-old Alan is admitted to Stannington Sanatorium to join his brother Ken.

Writing the Century, the series that explores the twentieth century through the words and experiences of real people.

In 1950 at the age of 17, Marjorie Wilson was a student nurse caring for children with tuberculosis at Stannington Children's Sanatorium in Morpeth, Northumberland. The drama is based on her interviews and freely adapted by Margaret Wilkinson.

Suffering from TB, twelve year old Alan is admitted to Stannington Sanatorium to join his bother Ken.

Directed by Nadia Molinari.

15 minutes

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Mon 3 Oct 201619:45
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

Marjorie WilsonSian Phillips
Nurse Marjorie DawsonJennifer Carss
AlanCole Wealleans-Watts
MamAngela Lonsdale
SisterKaren Traynor
AuthorMarjorie Wilson
AdaptorMargaret Wilkinson
DirectorNadia Molinari

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  • Mon 3 Oct 201610:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 3 Oct 201619:45
    BBC Radio 4

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