Britain's Greatest Generation
Documentary series that tells the stories of the extraordinary last survivors of the generation who fought or lived through World War II.
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Jim Purcell: The boy with no shoes | History - Our Greatest Generation (WW2)
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1.Coming Of Age
08-05-201560mThe first episode looks at how national unity was tested in the 1920s and 30s with class conflict, soaring unemployment and widespread civil unrest, but despite these upheavals, th...
2.Their Finest Hour
15-05-201560mThe Second World War saw men from all classes unite to fight the Nazis, and this programme meets some of the last surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain. Women, who had been exc...
3.Fight for Freedom
22-05-201560mThis instalment includes the story of Fergus Anckorn who was once the youngest member of the Magic Circle and - at 96 - is now the oldest. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in...
4.A Better World
29-05-201560mA look at individuals who played their part in creating a more culturally diverse post-war Britain, including pioneering actor Earl Cameron, who broke through the colour bar in the...
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