Sun, Sep 6, 2009
The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also, in this programme, survivors of a south London school that was bombed in broad daylight on January 20, 1943. Thirty eight children and six teachers were killed that day and the courageous ordinary men and women are remembered who helped save their lives of others.
Mon, Sep 7, 2009
The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also in this show, twenty-one-year-old student and MasterChef contestant Ben Ellison spends a month living on wartime rations. Also a tribute is paid to Home Front hero Thomas Hopper Alderson, who won Britain's first George Cross after a German air raid on Bridlington, North Yorkshire.
Wed, Sep 9, 2009
The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show interviews witnesses of the worst civilian tragedy on the Home Front - the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, in which 173 people were crushed to death in a crowd fleeing an air raid that never happened. Plus, two couples prove that that the pen really is mightier than the sword by revealing their love letters to each other throughout the war.
Thu, Sep 10, 2009
The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show reports the story of one of the most unexpected and intensive bombing raids in Britain, when the town of Clydebank in Scotland was virtually wiped off the map.