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Radio 4,3 mins

Family tragedy: Tim and Ethel (uploaded by Tim)

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86-year-old Ethel talks to her son-in-law Tim about losing four members of her family all at once in the 1943 Bethnal Green Tragedy. 173 people, including 62 children, died when local residents crammed into the station after hearing air-raid sirens. Ethel and Tim’s conversation recalls a personal story behind this historic event.

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