The Why Factor: Farewell Letters

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Why do we write farewell letters? Whether it's messages from the living to the dying or from the dead to the living, how can we find the words to say goodbye? A letter from a daughter to her dying father, a last letter from a soldier on the eve of battle, messages of love from a dying mother to her young daughter and a suicide note from a father to his teenage son. Mike Williams explores the comfort and pain of goodbye letters. Presenter: Mike Williams Producer: Sally Abrahams (Photo: Woman and child walking along woodland path. Credit: Shutterstock)