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The Making of Them

The Making of Them

1994•40m
Documentary

Filmed in September 1993, this documentary is about young boys starting boarding prep school. It features Nick Duffell of Boarding School Survivors talking about surviving boarding school and his work with former boarders. It is the earliest example of a TV documentary about “modern” boarding, and was for many the first impetus to recognise and seek help to overcome the legacies of the boarding experience.

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Freddie Findlay

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Oliver Goodwill

Oliver Goodwill

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