Nemone Lethbridge & Jimmy O'Connor: War, Prison, Crown Court & The Wednesday Play
Talking History with Humphreys & Reed
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In this episode we speak to Nemone Lethbridge and her son Milo O'Connor, and discuss Lemone's own life and career as a lawyer, which including defending the Krays, and her husbands life from the Lancastria Disaster in June 1940 during WW2 to being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and then emerging as an important playwright leading to his work on The Wednesday Play for BBC.
An example of Jimmy O'Connor's work 'Three Clear Sundays' here: The Wednesday Plays: Up The Junction
The short film about Jimmy O'Connor called 'Condemned' that we mention is here: https://vimeo.com/709171666
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Nemone Lethbridge & Jimmy O'Connor: War, Prison, Crown Court & The Wednesday Play
Talking History with Humphreys & Reed
4,791 views
In this episode we speak to Nemone Lethbridge and her son Milo O'Connor, and discuss Lemone's own life and career as a lawyer, which including defending the Krays, and her husbands life from the Lancastria Disaster in June 1940 during WW2 to being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and then emerging as an important playwright leading to his work on The Wednesday Play for BBC.
An example of Jimmy O'Connor's work 'Three Clear Sundays' here: The Wednesday Plays: Up The Junction
The short film about Jimmy O'Connor called 'Condemned' that we mention is here: https://vimeo.com/709171666