Wonderland Wednesday 05 March
9:50pm - 10:30pm
BBC2
The Woman Who Bought a School For Her Son
Parents will go to ridiculous lengths to get their children into the right school, but barrister Annabel Goodman, who's a single mum, has gone further than most. When the small private school attended by her sons - teenage Jacob, who has learning and behavioural difficulties, and younger brother Reuben - was threatened with closure, she bought it herself. You have to admire the astonishing energy and dedication she brings to running the place. But with only 14 students (she needs 40 to break even), most of whom are "out of step with the world", it's a tough task. And, although Jacob flourishes, the schooling isn't an out-and-out success. Perhaps most telling of all is Reuben's devastating comment. "She's never been a proper mum," he grumbles. "She's never spent enough time with us."
RT reviewer - Jane Rackham
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