Testament of Youth (1979)
A time when war overshadowed everything but hope
A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.
- First Air Date: 1979-11-04
- Last Air Date: 1979-12-02
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 5
- Episode Runtime: 48 min.
- Network: BBC One
- Creator: Jonathan Powell
