'The Beacon' is a five part BBC Radio 4 commission for Women's Hour. It will be broadcast in March 2010.
Frank Prime has written a 'misery memoir' about his childhood. On the remote farm The Beacon he suffered punishment, deprivation and psychological torture at the hands of his parents and siblings. But the publication of his memoir has had a devastating impact on his family and there are questions about the truth of his story.
Duration: 43 minutes.
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