John Lennons Parents - The Impact of Aunt Mimi and Uncle George

It was John Lennon's father, Alf, who was out of his life from the age of 5. Although John Lennon wrote "Working Class Hero", was that true about him? David Bedford and Professor Paul Farley examine the relationship between John Lennon and his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George.

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Recorded in 2017 for possible inclusion in "Looking for Lennon", this discussion didn't make the final film, but it discusses the importance of John's relationships with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George.

How important was John's relationship with both parental figures in his life? The impact of Aunt Mimi and Uncle George. How did this affect John Lennon, The Beatle? Aunt Mimi, the strict disciplinarian: Uncle George, the paternal father-figure he needed so much.

How did his upbringing in Woolton, a wealthy middle-class suburb in Liverpool, have an effect on Lennon?

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