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6 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 5, 2018 45 mins
In this edition, Sue Johnston finds out how nurses like her aunt battled on through the bombing to treat the injured, and learns how the the wartime techniques pioneered in her home city revolutionised medicine.
Episode 2
Tue, Nov 6, 2018 45 mins
In this edition, singer Alfie Boe discovers how his grandfather helped protect the nation during the war as a member of the Home Guard. He also finds out how volunteers patrolled the country's shores and hears how fishermen from his home town not only helped feed a hungry nation, but were key to a daring beach rescue on the beaches of Dunkirk.
Episode 3
Wed, Nov 7, 2018 45 mins
In this edition, Dame Tanni Grey learns about her grandfather William's role as an air warden during WWII. She also tries out firefighting for herself, finds out what conditions were like for families in air-raid shelters, and is overwhelmed by a meeting with Welsh entertainer Wyn Calvin who was a warden in Cardiff.
Episode 4
Thu, Nov 8, 2018 45 mins
In this edition, TV presenter Radzi Chinyanganya explores how his grandmother took on a vital role to help keep wartime Britain fed. He meets an ex-Land Girl who worked the fields to stop the country starving and discovers the tough realities of WWII rationing. He also hears how 900 men from the Commonwealth moved to Britain to do their bit on the home front.
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 9, 2018 45 mins
In this edition, Comedian Helen Lederer uncovers the extraordinary ways in which two of her relatives took on pivotal but highly secretive roles assisting the British Intelligence Services. As she pieces together how her grandfather listened in on the secrets of imprisoned German officers, she is astonished to find out the true extent of his wartime work.
Episode 6
Sun, Nov 11, 2018 45 mins
Five famous faces discover the vital roles close family members played in Britain's wartime victory, discovering how ordinary men and women did their bit to keep the country safe. Sue Johnston finds out how nurses like her aunt battled on through the bombing to treat the injured and is touched as her father's work as a volunteer fireman receives long overdue recognition.