World War One At Home - East Midlands

Listen to the stories in full from February 24th on your local BBC radio station or by visiting www.bbc.co.uk/ww1

Donington Park, Leicester: a POW's Daring Escape. The only German prisoner to escape a prisoner of war camp in both world wars

Bakery in Crich, Derbyshire: Home for German Prisoners of War. British philanthropy towards enemy captives. Black and white image courtesy of Crich Parish