Testament of Youth
“A time when war overshadowed everything but hope”
A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Buxton 1913
8.004-11-197952 minIn 1913, eighteen year old Vera Brittain tries to convince her stuffy, Conservative parents to allow her to attend Oxford, while war looms on the horizon.
- Ep 2
2.Buxton 1914
8.011-11-197953 minWorking hard at Oxford, Vera decides to contribute to the war effort by becoming a nurse, while Roland heads abroad to fight for his country.
- Ep 3
3.1915
8.018-11-197955 minAs the war continues to rage, Vera receives devastating news from all sides, which forces her to reconsider her future.
- Ep 4
4.1917
8.025-11-197955 minAfter another loss, Vera retreats into nursing, but the demands of her parents, and yet more tragedy, begin to overwhelm her.
- Ep 5
5.1918
8.002-12-197955 minVera returns to Oxford, where she strikes up a friendship with a fellow student, before beginning to concentrate on writing.
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