WW2 Dinner Parties, Oil Spills and The One Show

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WW2 & The World Cup

As a part of our continuing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series. This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front. In this episode we hear your tales of 1966 World ...  Show more

North African Odyssey: To Hell And Back (Part 3)

How did the men of 2 Para make it to British lines? What did axis troops do to captured paratroopers? And, did the disaster at Oudna spell the end for paratroop operations? Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 3 of this thrilling story as John Frost and the heroes of Bruneva ...  Show more

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