Whitley Bay with Barry Stone
Clare Balding is walking with dogs (and their owners) throughout this series of Ramblings.
Prog 6 - Whitley Bay with Barry Stone
In this week's programme Clare Balding meets author Barry Stone, his partner Paul and their dog, Bonzo the black Lab.
Barry's childhood was coloured by the secret of his father's homosexuality and alcoholism; both parents had been traumatised by their experiences during the second world war and Barry had a deep personal struggle in coming to terms with his own sexuality.
Over the years he attempted to write his story - eventually burning one manuscript of 300,000…
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