• 2019
  • 10m
WW2: I Was There

Summary It is an original series from BBC Studios portraying first-hand testimony from pivotal moments in WW2, as well as detailed accounts of the everyday life of the soldiers, civilians and children of the time. Memories worth sharing. View more details

  • 2019
  • 10m

WW2: I Was There

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Les Cherrington Eleanor Wadsworth Mervyn Kersh Bernd Koschland

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 10, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Channel

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Studios

Summary It is an original series from BBC Studios portraying first-hand testimony from pivotal moments in WW2, as well as detailed accounts of the everyday life of the soldiers, civilians and children of the time. Memories worth sharing. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Nov 10, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Channel

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Studios

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WW2: I Was There (2019)

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Episode 1 • Nov 10, 2019
Memories of a British soldier
Les Cherrington was 19 years old when he was conscripted to WWII. Now 100, he recalls his early military training where he practiced using both sword and rifle.
Episode 2 • Nov 11, 2019
Evacuated to start a new life in the countryside
Mervyn Kersch recounts life as an evacuee, having moved from London to Exeter at age 14. From a young age, he wanted to join the war effort to help 'fight for freedom'.
Episode 3 • Nov 12, 2019
Sending letters to the front line
Stella Clarke started working in a pen factory during the war. While there, she would send letters to soldiers fighting on the front line
Episode 4 • Nov 13, 2019
Fleeing War On The Last Boat Back To England
Episode 5 • Nov 14, 2019
The Reality of Fighting in World War Two
Episode 6 • Nov 17, 2019
Jewish children evacuated from Germany
Bernd Koschland was 8 years old when he was brought to England on the Kindertransport. It wasn't until years later that he found out his parents died in Dachau concentration camp.
Episode 7 • Nov 24, 2019
A Female Spitfire Pilot in World War Two
101 year old Eleanor Wadsworth is Britain's last surviving female Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) pilot living in the UK. She went on to pilot 22 different types of aircraft in the war effort.
Episode 8 • Dec 01, 2019
Making Friends With A German Prisoner of War
Stanley Jones' family was one of the first to take in evacuee children from London. During the war, they became close friends with a young German soldier who had been taken as a prisoner of war.
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