Father and Son

from Four Thought Hosted by BBC Radio 4

Laurence Anholt describes how his dying father revealed the traumatic experiences of his early life, explaining his failure to be a loving parent to his son. "I recalled the nightmares and mood swings he had suffered when I was young, and I began to realise that for most of his life, my father had suffered from acute untreated trauma." Producer: Sheila Cook.

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