John Wilson

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3,312 appearances 24 recordings 9 series first heard May 2026 last heard 17 Sep

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This Cultural Life · Kristin Scott Thomas · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

But it's trauma and grief in response not only to the loss of your father, but also the fact that your mother remarried, had more children, and then her new husband, your stepfather, was killed in, I mean, from what I understand, almost identical circumstances, also flying with the Royal Navy, the police air arm.

Absolutely.

I think that was possibly more damaging to me because I was only 11 years old.

And I just got my head around this new person who was in our lives.

you know, then this thing happens again.

I remember thinking, and it still, you know, sort of hurts to think about it, but thinking, how can this be happening again?

I cannot believe that this is happening again.

The repetition of it was so devastating and unfair that I felt that really did actually damage me, I think, possibly more than the first time.

The word triggering wouldn't have been used at the time, but I'm wondering whether you were, in the way that we understand it now, triggered about the loss of your father when you're...

But at the time, you know, there was no pastoral care.

There was no there was nothing.

You know, my housemistress told me and that was that.

And then I next saw my mother sort of six weeks later because she was a wreck and she had five small children.

At least I was safe in a school somewhere and being looked after.

You know, I really feel for her now.

I mean, at the time, that's all we were told to feel for was think about your mother, how awful it is for her.

Nobody ever said, are you OK?

Nobody ever did that.

But do you think there was an expectation that you wouldn't talk about it?

There was an expectation that we don't talk about these things because it's uncomfortable for everyone.

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