{"product_id":"book-vjyc","title":"Our Family: The Edginton's Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree semi-autobiographical plays by Victor Pemberton telling the story of one family across the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelist and playwright Victor Pemberton was best known for scripting \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e and working on  Jim Henson's \u003ci\u003eFraggle Rock\u003c\/i\u003e. His many plays for BBC Radio included \u003ci\u003eThe Slide, Kill the Pharaoh.\u003c\/i\u003e and this three-part family saga, a love story inspired by the lives of his own parents and starring \u003cb\u003eNerys Hughes, Nigel Anthony, Sheila Grant\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWendy Richard\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trains Don't Stop Here Any More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  - 1916. When 18-year-old Letty Edginton goes to work in a munitions factory, she meets and falls for Oliver Hobbs, a young man whose leg was severely wounded at the Somme. Despite their different backgrounds and her snobbish mother's objections, they marry and set up home - but married life proves more challenging than Letty had expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Talk to Me About Kids!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - It's 1939, and, like so many other Londoners, Letty and Ollie find themselves living through the horrors of another world war. As German bombs begin to fall on the city, their kids Eddie and Mick are evacuated to the countryside, and their eldest son Ron is called up to fight in the Royal Navy. But Letty is determined that whatever troubles and tragedies lie ahead, her family should survive and be reunited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1963. Letty and Ollie have always dreamed of living by the sea and, having reached their sunset years, they've retired to a seaside bungalow bought for them by their children. After a long and happy marriage, they celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary in the company of family and friends, but back at home, they must face the problems of old age alone…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Victor Pemberton\u003cbr\u003ePianist: Mary Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. The Trains Don't Stop Here Any More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetty Edginton - \u003cb\u003eNerys Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice, her mother - \u003cb\u003eSheila Grant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam, her father - \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver Hobbs - \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViolet - \u003cb\u003eWendy Richard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom - \u003cb\u003eDerek Seaton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank O'Malley - \u003cb\u003eBill Monks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicky\/Bugle Boy - \u003cb\u003eAdam Godley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Brooks - \u003cb\u003eKenneth Shanley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Lyall - \u003cb\u003eEve Karpf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Cotton - \u003cb\u003eEric Allan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Pearson\/Gateman - \u003cb\u003eRobert Trotter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by John Tydeman\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 July 1978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. Don't Talk to Me About Kids!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetty Hobbs - \u003cb\u003eNerys Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver Hobbs - \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice - \u003cb\u003eSheila Grant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam -  \u003cb\u003ePhilip Sully\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViolet - \u003cb\u003eWendy Richard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRon\/Malcolm\/Train Guard - \u003cb\u003eJonathan Tafler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorrie - \u003cb\u003eEva Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel Meecham - \u003cb\u003eLaurence Payne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Brooks\/Warden - \u003cb\u003eMichael Tudor Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTilly Brooks - \u003cb\u003eEmily Richard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMother Superior - \u003cb\u003eJulie Berry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMick - \u003cb\u003eRickey Coombes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie - \u003cb\u003eNicholas Delve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJaney\/Doreen - \u003cb\u003eZelah Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by David Spenser\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 14 January 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e3. Down by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetty Hobbs - \u003cb\u003eNerys Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver Hobbs - \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeatrice - \u003cb\u003eSheila Grant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMick - \u003cb\u003eSpencer Banks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie - \u003cb\u003eSean Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary - \u003cb\u003eKaren Archer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan - \u003cb\u003eRory McNicholl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Brooks - \u003cb\u003eMichael Tudor Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTilly Brooks\/District Nurse - \u003cb\u003eEmily Richard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFred Golding - \u003cb\u003eNorman Bird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGladys Golding\/Alice - \u003cb\u003eJoan Matheson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCypriot man\/Newsreader - \u003cb\u003eJohn Baddeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCypriot woman - \u003cb\u003eJulie Berry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporter\/Charlie - \u003cb\u003eKim Wall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoctor\/Brian - \u003cb\u003eSteven Harrold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuests at the Golden Wedding played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eDance band: Les Brown Trio\u003cbr\u003eDirected by David Spenser\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 January 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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