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The House I Grew Up In

Series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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Series 5
Shirley Williams
Baroness Shirley Williams returns to her childhood homes.
04 Aug 2011,28 mins
Series 5
Terry Waite
Terry Waite returns to his childhood home in the small Cheshire village of Styal.
11 Aug 2011,28 mins
Series 5
Jasvinder Sanghera
Jasvinder Sanghera, campaigner against forced marriages, returns to her Sikh childhood.
18 Aug 2011,28 mins
Series 5
Toby Young
Writer and journalist Toby Young revisits his childhood home and education in North London
25 Aug 2011,28 mins
Series 4
Peter Hitchens
Writer Peter Hitchens returns to Portsmouth with Wendy Robbins.
19 Jul 2010,30 mins
Series 4
Colin Blakemore
Neurobiologist Prof Colin Blakemore takes Wendy Robbins to his childhood home in Coventry.
26 Jul 2010,30 mins
Series 4
Julia Hobsbawm
Businesswoman Julia Hobsbawm takes Wendy Robbins to Hampstead and rural north Wales.
02 Aug 2010,30 mins
Series 4
Kay Mellor
TV screenwriter Kay Mellor takes Wendy Robbins to her childhood home and haunts in Leeds.
09 Aug 2010,28 mins
Series 4
Sir William Atkinson
Super-head Sir William Atkinson shows Wendy Robbins the London haunts of his childhood.
16 Aug 2010,30 mins
Series 4
Emma Harrison
Entrepreneur Emma Harrison shows Wendy Robbins the Sheffield of her childhood.
23 Aug 2010,30 mins