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Frank McGuinness and Julie Nicholson Remember A Song for Jenny
Julie Nicholson wrote A Song for Jenny after her daughter was killed in London’s 7 July bombings in 2005. A decade later, Julie’s book was adapted into an acclaimed BBC drama by screenwriter Frank McGuinness.\n\nHere, Julie and Frank reunite and share their memories of how the story of Jenny’s loss, and the agony that followed, was taken on the sensitive journey from page to the screen.
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