[Afamilyatwar-list] AFAW in Persephone Press newsletter

[David Matthews]

But, much as I love it, it IS soapy!

On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 15:53, Christine Kendell via Afamilyatwar-list <
afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

> There’s a mention of AFAW in a recent newsletter from Persephone Press
> (they publish books, mainly by women, that have gone out of print). I think
> it’s a bit unfair of them to call it soapy.
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> “When we put a plea on the Letter for recommendations of what to watch, a
> kind reader suggested  *A Family at War *(1970-71) tracing the lives of a
> Liverpool family during World War II. It is very soapy (as in soap opera)
> but addictive in a good way and has a wonderful tone.”
>
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> *From:* doris mahoney <sojourner7777777 at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* 13 November 2025 17:54
> *To:* afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu
> *Cc:* christine.kendell at btopenworld.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] David Wood
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> Thanks. That  BBC isn't available in Canada. Interesting tho.
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> *From:* Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu> on
> behalf of Christine Kendell via Afamilyatwar-list <
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> *Sent:* Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:16:21 AM
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> *Cc:* christine.kendell at btopenworld.com <christine.kendell at btopenworld.com
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> *Subject:* Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] David Wood
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> David Wood turned up briefly in a BBC documentary about Richard Burton. He
> was in a production of 'Doctor Faustus' at the Oxford Playhouse that Burton
> did quite late in his life.
>
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002m46k/richard-burton-wild-genius
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu> On Behalf
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> Julia Forster via Afamilyatwar-list
> Sent: 26 July 2025 22:04
> To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu
> Cc: Julia Forster <juliaforster47 at googlemail.com>
> Subject: [Afamilyatwar-list] David Wood
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>
> Played Pentecost Bartholomew, hooking up with Freda on the Southport day
> trip.
> A very prolific actor who is also a composer and magician.
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