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Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter by Diana Athill Episodes

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    A Life of Luxuries

    5/5 Diana Athill recalls things that brought her simple pleasure.

  2. Dead Right

    4/5 Approaching 98, Diana Athill shares her thoughts and feelings about death.

  3. The Decision

    3/5 Diana Athill on relinquishing independence for a care home.

  4. Alive, Alive Oh!

    2/5 Diana describes the miscarriage that almost killed her, aged 43, in the early 1960s.

  5. Post War

    1/5 Diana Athill debunks the myth that Britain in the 1940s and 50s was dreary.