Peggy Makins Explained

Peggy Makins (1916-2011) was an English agony aunt, who wrote for Woman magazine under the pen name Evelyn Home.

She was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1916.^[1]

She took over the column in Woman at the age of 21, having previously been its sub-editor, and continued to write it until retirement.

She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 8 May 1988.^[2] She also contributed regularly to Thought For The Day on the BBC Home Service.

She died on 8 December 2011.

Bibliography

• Book: Makins, Peggy . 2 . The Evelyn Home Story . 1975 . Collins . 978-0002112239 .
• Book: Makins, Peggy . 2 . Evelyn Home's New Handbook of Marriage . 1977 . Hutchinson . 978-0091286002 .
• Book: Makins, Peggy . 2 . Thoughts, Prayers, Reflections . 1979 . BBC Books . 978-0563176343 .

Notes and References

1. News: Magazine agony aunt with independent streak. 28 August 2012. Henley Standard. 18 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083053/http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=1154151. 19 August 2014. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Peggy Makins . . BBC . 18 August 2014.