Ian Wright: Home Truths

[Daisy]

Did anyone else watch this programme this evening?

Very powerful and extremely upsetting at times, about his childhood and growing up in an abusive family.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...ht-home-truths

[Plantaholic]

I have only watched half of it so far. There were so many children affected in this way and probably still are.

[Oma]

So sad that children still go through things like this

[Gemini]

Oh poor thing I haven't seen the programme.

[Plantaholic]

Ian W is still carrying the anger from how he suffered at the hands of his stepfather and also sadly his mother. Thank goodness he had good teachers.

[Nanto2girls]

I didn't see this programme.

[Daisy]

Plant - it was such a leaky-eye moment when his much-loved teacher surprised him at the football ground. Someone had told him that the teacher had passed away, so you can imagine how emotional that was.

[Lizzie48]

I am just watching it.

[Sum1Ls]

Hmm I didn’t watch it although I heard him interviewed on Desert Island Discs. He certainly had a grim start in life and seems to have settled down. But - he has children all over SE London. I taught one of them, poor soul, quite neglected, v proud or his dad whom he never saw and I think he was just one of many. I often think of him and hope he made good in the end.

[Plantaholic]

I believe he has been married four times.

[Daisy]

Sum - how sad for those children. I hope the little boy overcame the neglect and has built himself a happy life.