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Liberation 80

Marking the 80 years of liberation after German occupation during World War Two.

Local Radio,22 episodes

Episodes

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Guernsey
First memories of Alderney made on Homecoming day
Fiff Gaudion, 86, talks about his memories returning to Alderney after the occupation.
15 Dec 2025,5 mins
Guernsey
On the first boat home
Pete Gaudion, 90, talks about his memories returning to Alderney after the occupation.
15 Dec 2025,17 mins
Guernsey
Working together for the good of the island
Geoff Workman, 85, talks about his memories returning to Alderney after the occupation.
15 Dec 2025,16 mins
Guernsey
Evacuated as a child, returned a stranger
John Helyer, 93, recounts being evacuated from Guernsey with his school.
28 Nov 2025,14 mins
Guernsey
The child spy kept alive by German dog handler
Peter Taylor, 90, talks about his memories of the occupation in Guernsey.
09 Oct 2025,32 mins
Guernsey
Secret wartime sisters separated by the occupation
Jag Sherbourne, 69, discovers long lost family years after the occupation ended.
03 Oct 2025,29 mins
Guernsey
"We all had a sticker with our name and 'evacuees'"
Sheila Whipp, 92, recounts being evacuated from Guernsey to the UK with her family.
25 Sep 2025,18 mins
Guernsey
"It took years for us to get over the war"
Martin Le Boutillier, 84, recounts his earliest memories of the occupation in Guernsey.
25 Sep 2025,16 mins
Guernsey
Evacuated on the TS Antwerp
Barry Yeagers, 97, recounts his memories of being sent away with his school.
18 Jun 2025,12 mins
Guernsey
'We sang carols to the slave workers'
Eileen Glass, 96, recounts her memories of the occupation in Guernsey with her family.
26 May 2025,22 mins
Guernsey
Deported from the Island in 1942, just 3 years old
Jill Chubb, 86, shares the memories of her family being deported to Biberach in Germany.
20 May 2025,18 mins
Guernsey
"We hid our illegal radio under a baby in a pram"
Louis Ogier, 93, recalls the mischief he got into during the occupation of Guernsey.
09 May 2025,22 mins
Guernsey
Maisie's toy panda, stabbed by a German bayonet
88 year old Maisie Le Page, nee Lanyon, recalls life in Sark under German occupation.
05 May 2025,16 mins
Jersey
Pouring rubbish onto a hiding German soldier
John Heys, 88, talks about his memories of the occupation in Jersey with his family.
17 Oct 2025,26 mins
Jersey
The Escape Attempt
The story of Ronald Bisson, his wife, and two men who tried to leave occupied Jersey.
08 Oct 2025,10 mins
Jersey
RAF Brooch was a gift from her son
Leo Harris tells the story of friends of the family, Grant Ferris and his wife.
09 May 2025,7 mins
Jersey
Sweets before school
Leo Harris shares his memories of the occupation in his book A Boy Remembers.
07 May 2025,6 mins
Jersey
The Occupation Begins
Leo Harris shares his memories of the occupation in his book A Boy Remembers.
07 May 2025,15 mins
Jersey
The Invasion
A series of occupation survivors recorded by BBC journalist Beth Lloyd in the 1980's.
05 May 2025,4 mins
Jersey
To evacuate or not
Voices who remember the evacuations recorded by BBC journalist Beth Lloyd in the 1980's.
05 May 2025,4 mins
Visiting Biberach 80 years on
Survivors and family of survivors visit Biberach over 80 years after they were liberated.
6 mins
Introducing: Liberation 80
An archive of memories of the occupation of the Channel Islands
28 Apr 2025,4 mins