4 March 2025

30 minutes

Available for over a year

After twelve weeks of nightly bombings, tensions are running high in London’s air raid shelters. Can warden Ita Ekpenyon stop a riot from breaking out?

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

Contact: historys.heroes@bbc.com

A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Emma Weatherill

Assistant Producer: Rachel Oakes

Executive Producer: Paul Smith

Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

Ita Ekpenyon read by Jude Akuwudike

Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts