Writer Toby Young, son of Open University founder Lord Young of Dartington, visits his childhood, recalling how grammar school saved him where his progressive education failed. Published on August 25, 2011.

R4H: Toby Young 25 Aug 11

Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist, Sir Tom Farmer shows Wendy Robbins his boyhood stamping ground Leith. Published on August 6, 2008.

R4H: Sir Tom Farmer 06 Aug 2008

Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore was a war baby brought up in devastated Coventry. As an only child, his parents were able to cash in an insurance policy of £16 which enabled him to go to the local grammar school where he proved himself to be more of an artist and actor than a scientist.
He takes Wendy Robbins back to his childhood home. Published on July 26, 2010.

R4H: Colin Blakemore 26 Jul 2010

Businesswoman Julia Hobsbawn was the daughter of the Marxist historian, Eric. She grew up amid the country's leading thinkers. She takes Wendy Robbins to childhood homes in Hampstead and rural north Wales. Published on August 2, 2010.

R4H: Julia Hobsbawn 02 Aug 2010

Terry Waite, who was held hostage in Beirut for nearly five years in the late 1980s, returns to his childhood in the small Cheshire hamlet of Styal. Published on August 11, 2011.

R4H: Terry Waite 11 Aug 11

Novelist Joanna Briscoe takes Wendy Robbins to her isolated childhood home on Dartmoor. Published on August 27, 2008.

R4H: Joanna Briscoe 27 Aug 2008

The House I Grew Up In

A series that revisits the childhood homes and neighbourhoods of influential Britons. Presenter Wendy Robbins meets politicians, poets, scientists and entrepreneurs, and uncovers the experiences which shaped the lives of well-known public figures.

The House I Grew Up In

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