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Charles Wheeler: Evacuation: The True Story
Repeat of a programme first broadcast in 1999, part of a series in which Charles Wheeler marks the 60th anniversary of the wartime evacuation of Britain's cities.
Repeat of a programme first broadcast in 1999, part of a series in which Charles Wheeler marks the sixtieth anniversary of the wartime evacuation of Britain's cities. Evacuees, teachers, billeting officers and a top wartime civil servant describe the emotional events leading up to the first day of evacuation.
Last on
Mon 21 Jul 200821:30
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Jul 200809:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 21 Jul 200821:30BBC Radio 4
