Sylvia was brought back from evacuation during the war as a ten-year-old to be the main carer for her baby brother while her mother was unwell.

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Credits:

Narrator: Sylvia Clarke

Interviews and editing: Rosa Schling

Music: Luke Christie

Photography: Sophie Polyviou

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