The Why Factor - Why Do We Need Diaries?
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We trust them with our deepest secrets, and use them to preserve our memories. They’ve been hidden, destroyed, and read without permission. Mike Williams talks to people who write diaries, and the historians on a mission to "rescue" the diaries of normal people.
Produced by Hannah Moore
(Photo: A handwritten page from a diary. Credit: Mike Williams)
Published on Friday, 14th August 2015.
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