Reaching out After World War Two

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German children from Dusseldorf were invited to stay in the English town of Reading shortly after WW2 had ended. Hear how two girls became lifelong friends as a result. Chris Browning has been hearing from June Whitcombe and Gretel Rieber about their memories of that time, and about the local mayor, Phoebe Cusden, who single-handedly organised the exchange. (Photo: June (L) and Gretel (R) in the 1940s. Courtesy of June Whitcombe)