Seeking Mea Allan - Fleet Street's Forgotten Pioneer with Felicity Goodall
Norfolk Record Office, Norwich, NR1 2DQ
Wednesday 22nd July 2026
War correspondent Mea Allan was a household name during World War II. She interviewed IRA bombmakers, was the only woman to report from Belsen, and the first woman on a Fleet Street news desk. For three years, Felicity Goodall followed a breadcrumb trail through archives in the UK, Germany and Salzburg to build the story of a fascinating life
About the speaker
Felicity Goodall is a former journalist and freelance foreign correspondent. She wrote a Radio 4 play about Mea Allan Change of Heart (1999), and has written for publications such as The Sunday Times, Business Week, The Listener and The Guardian. She spent 15 years as a producer and presenter for BBC Radio 4 and has written five books of non-fiction. She was researcher and interviewer for a Radio 3 Docudrama about PTSD, Soldiers in the Sun, which was shortlisted in the Mental Health Awards 2008.
Please note: refunds are only available if a show is cancelled or rescheduled, unfortunately booking fees are non-refundable.
About the speaker
Felicity Goodall is a former journalist and freelance foreign correspondent. She wrote a Radio 4 play about Mea Allan Change of Heart (1999), and has written for publications such as The Sunday Times, Business Week, The Listener and The Guardian. She spent 15 years as a producer and presenter for BBC Radio 4 and has written five books of non-fiction. She was researcher and interviewer for a Radio 3 Docudrama about PTSD, Soldiers in the Sun, which was shortlisted in the Mental Health Awards 2008.
Please note: refunds are only available if a show is cancelled or rescheduled, unfortunately booking fees are non-refundable.
