Rich in humour, humanity and historical insight, Trust to Talk is both the story of an extraordinary broadcaster and a portrait of Britain during a transformative era.
About the Book
Pioneering BBC broadcaster and wartime correspondent, schoolfriend of Dylan Thomas and lifelong lover of the Welsh mountains, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas lived one of the most remarkable broadcasting lives of the twentieth century.
In this vivid, witty and deeply personal memoir, he recalls a career that helped shape the golden age of radio and television — and placed him at the heart of some of its most extraordinary moments.
Best known for his wartime reporting, he became the first man to broadcast live from a bombing raid aboard an RAF Lancaster in 1943. He later reported from the Anzio beachhead, followed the retreating German army across Burgundy, and witnessed the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.
Alongside these historic events are affectionate portraits of the personalities he encountered throughout a long broadcasting career, including the great ceremonial occasions of post-war Britain such as the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1953.
Throughout, Vaughan-Thomas writes with warmth, modesty and a profound love for Wales — its mountains, music, poetry and storytelling traditions — which remained a constant source of inspiration throughout his life.
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