Children of Radium

Wouldn’t it be nice if the stories we’re told were all true, were all heroic and inspiring? But that’s not always the case.

Because more often than not, family histories – all our family histories – are messy, complicated, disappointing and sometimes even shameful.

This season on Trapped History, we're looking at some of those stories. And today, we’re joined by the writer Joe Dunthorne, whose critically acclaimed book Children of Radium and BBC radio series, Half Life, tell the story of his great-grandfather, Siegfried – and his troubling past which is both visible and hidden at the same time.

It is a must listen.