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Battle of Britain (audio) Duration: 08:59 RAF pilot Bob Foster remembers his part in the Battle of Britain. |
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Commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day Duration: 02:06 Veterans who want to attend the 65th anniversary of D-Day in France are seeking government support to do so. |
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D-Day Landings Duration: 02:31 US veteran Robert Sales describes his experience of the D-Day Landings. |
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Film of London during the Blitz in colour Duration: 01:27 The amateur footage includes images of bombed-out landmarks such as the John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London, and the Home Guard training. |
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How to make sure your home was ‘blacked out’ to the German air raids Duration: 02:44 Looking back at the experience of 'blackout' during the Second World War and sheltering under the stairs during an air raid. |
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How was Britain changed by the Great War? Duration: 03:59 The lasting effects of the First World War are shown through the characters of one upper class family and their servants. |
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How was food rationed during World War Two? Duration: 02:40 Giles Coren and Sue Perkins experience the limitations of rationing on the domestic menu in World War Two with the help of food writer and cook Allegra McEvedy. |
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Importance of Mulberry harbours to D-Day Duration: 02:20 Veterans commemorate D-Day and remember the importance of the Mulberry harbours. |
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Indian troops in World War Two Duration: 03:20 The role of Indian troops in the Second World War is not generally well known, nor is the discrimination and prejudice they faced. |
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Interview with Dame Vera Lynn Duration: 06:09 Christine Bleakley met with 'Forces' Sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn to discuss her incredible life. |
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Poland and the outbreak of war Duration: 00:45 When Germany invaded Poland, Britain and France declared war. This ended the British government's appeasement policy. |
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Second World War fliers Duration: 01:26 Volunteers from the West Indies who joined the RAF during the Second World War. |
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Sourcing ingredients for a WW2 Sunday lunch Duration: 02:07 Sue Perkins experiences the limitations of rationing in World War Two in her efforts to find the ingredients to serve a Sunday lunch to Giles Coren. |
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Surviving Hiroshima - a school girl's story (audio) Duration: 08:59 Jingko was in the centre of Hiroshima, on her way to school, when the atom bomb exploded. |
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The atomic bomb Duration: 08:53 A mixture of drama, narration and contemporary footage which focuses on the development and deployment ofthe first atomic bomb. |
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The Blitz remembered (audio) Duration: 08:59 Ernie Havis was a young volunteer fire fighter during the Blitz on London during the Second World War. |
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The Dambusters commemorated Duration: 01:46 The 65th anniversary of the Dambusters raid is commemorated with a flypast. |
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The experience of a child evacuee during the Second World War (audio) Duration: 08:59 James remembers being evacuated at the outbreak of the Second World War. |
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The Indian Army in World War Two Duration: 02:55 The contribution of Indian troops to the outcome of the Second World War was vital, but this fact is not widely recognised. |
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The underground war effort: working in the Welsh mines during the Second World War Duration: 04:32 Simon Weston catches up with some former Bevin Boys who tell their vital but often forgotten role in the war effort. |
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What role did British restaurants have in the Second World War? Duration: 02:06 Sue Perkins and Giles Coren sample wartime dishes as they find out about the British restaurants created as an emergency measure to provide nutritious, meals during World War Two. |
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Women and the Homefront: war effort during the Second World War Duration: 02:44 What it was like for women to work in an ammunition factory during the Second World War. |
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Women from the North East of England join the war effort Duration: 02:24 How women joined the the war effort during World War 2. |
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