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Coco Bently

Granddaughter of WWII Malayan resistance heroine Sybil Kathigasu, featured as a guest on BBC Radio 4's History's Heroes podcast.

Oct 20, 2026

History's Heroes

History's Heroes

History's Secret Heroes - Series 4: Sybil Kathigasu and the Price of Compassion

Oct 20 · 29m

Helena Bonham CarterNARRATOR
2:56
She lived and worked in the city of Ipoh, British Malaya,
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:01
Very petite, incredibly pretty.
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:04
She looked more Eurasian than Asian.
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:06
She was very well taken care of and well educated.
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:09
Her father was an Irish-Eurasian planter and her mother was a French-Eurasian midwife.
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:17
They were well-to-do.
Coco BentlyGUEST
3:18
Sybil was, back in the day, it was quite a popular name for well-to-do families.

21 MINS LATER

Helena Bonham CarterNARRATOR
24:14
As Sybil Kathegesu regained her strength, she told them everything she could.

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