Nella Last and "Housewife, 49"

Plum_Pie

Even though it's not a patch on the book. I'll still enjoy watching the repeat of Victoria Wood in "Housewife 49", the adaptation of the most famous set of diaries from the WW2 Mass observation project, which I know is an OS favourite:

Details of the show (9pm - 11.05pm, ITV3)
http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=1859&programmeId=89352487&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp

The book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nella-Lasts-War-Diaries-Housewife/dp/184668000X

Mods, feel free to delete this post if it's been discussed earlier - I haven't been on MSE much this week (before today).

ifonlyitwaseasier

thanks Plum pie, i hadn't noticed that in the listings, off to set my sky plus!

DianneB

Huge thanks for this plumpie, I have ordered the books (for me from Santa!) and set the digibox to record, I would have totally missed watching this great program again if it hadn't been for you!!

EssexHebridean

Cheers - missed this first time round so will set Sky+ for tonight now!

Plum_Pie

I had totally forgotten that I reminded everyone last time too...

Topher

The Book People had the two book set for £3.99, unfortunately I've just checked, and they're out of stock. Do they ever restock if something's been popular.
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moanymoany

Nella Last's Peace is also a worthy read. My daughter bought it for me and I enjoyed it very much.

knitter

Really enjoyed this drama.Victoria Wood was great

Half Way reading the book "Nellie Last War" What a fanastic inspirational woman ( we think we have it hard at the moment!)

It upsets me slightly that though her dairies were first pubilished in book form in the Seventies she had died a few years earlier. So never got to know how admired she became and her wish "Next to been a mother, I'd have loved to write books" came true

Glad I saw the Tv show first because as good as it is I would of been disappointed if I had read the book first

Plum_Pie

knitter wrote: »

Really enjoyed this drama.Victoria Wood was great

Half Way reading the book "Nellie Last War" What a fanastic inspirational woman ( we think we have it hard at the moment!)

It upsets me slightly that though her dairies were first pubilished in book form in the Seventies she had died a few years earlier. So never got to know how admired she became and her wish "Next to been a mother, I'd have loved to write books" came true

Oh, I agree. Part of me wishes she could have led the life she dreamed about and travelled and written more widely, but then we wouldn't have her wonderful insights into family life!

Penelope_Penguin

For anypne who enjoyed the TV programme, BBC Radio 4 are serialising Nella Last's Peace as the Book of the Week this week. Mon-Fri at 09:45 and repeated at 00:30, and on the Listen Again service for 7 days.

It starts in August 1945, and shows that the privations didn't stop just because the war did. It's read beautifully by Imelda Staunton, and I really enjoyed episode 1.

Penny. x