
John Nettles presents Devon's World War II
From Coco the Clown to Michael Foot, John Nettles investigates how World War II affected the people of Devon. Also stars Sean Arnold and Jane Wymark.
From Coco the Clown to Michael Foot, John Nettles investigates how World War II affected the people of Devon.
Stars Sean Arnold (Inspector Crozier in Bergerac) and Jane Wymark (Joyce Barnaby in Midsomer Murders) with Judi Spiers, Sean Curran, Jo Loosemore, Hubertus Lau, Bobby Inman, Jonathan Kempster and Arthur Woodhouse.
The trumpeter was Paul Thomas.
Thanks also to the children of Buckfastleigh Primary School, the choir and congregation of St Edwards Church in Eggbuckland, Plymouth, and the Imperial War Museum. The survivors of the Plymouth blitz were interviewed by 'The Word Machine' - publishers of 'The War in Plymouth'.
Devon's World War 2 was produced for BBC Radio Devon by Michael Chequer and Oliver Ings.
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