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141: Carrie's War

Apr 3, 2023
37:54
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
The History of the Second World War
01:49 • 4min
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3
The Loss of Innocence
05:30 • 3min
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4
The Backwoods in the Popular Imagination
08:13 • 2min
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5
The Memory of Carrie
09:56 • 2min
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6
The Importance of Framing
12:15 • 4min
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7
The Wise Woman in a Children's Book
16:15 • 2min
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8
The Goethebeds: A Children's Book of Trauma
18:27 • 3min
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9
The Importance of a Will
21:48 • 2min
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10
The Screaming Skull
24:11 • 2min
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11
The Mystic Magic of Hepsuban
25:50 • 3min
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12
The Importance of Reading
29:01 • 3min
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13
The Tale of a Child Taken Away From Home
31:45 • 4min
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14
The L Service
35:23 • 2min
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Ross Cleaver discusses Carrie’s War (what is it good for?), Nina Bawdwin’s 1973 children’s book about evacuations, skulls, and grumpy Welshmen.

John McCoy with Ross Cleaver

Show Notes & Links

BBC School Radio: Carrie's War

The BBC school radio site with teaching guides and a complete recording of the book.

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