WW2: War and Words

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The story of the 20 momentous years from 1936 to 1956 that changed the course of history, as told by Jonathan Dimbleby and through the words of remarkable BBC correspondents.

BBC World Service


    • Aug 28, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    From Hiroshima to Cold War

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2015 17:46


    The annihilation of Hiroshima ends the war with Japan, but peace brings new enmities and flashpoints: Divided Berlin, Korea, Hungary and Suez. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

    Burma, Berlin and Belsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2015 14:00


    The Allied advance through Germany recaptures Berlin, but uncovers the atrocities of the Holocaust, as war in the Far East rages on. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

    Paris Liberated; Allied defeat at Arnhem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2015 13:26


    As Paris falls to the Allies and German resistance in Italy falters, the defeat at Arnhem in the Netherlands is a major setback for the Allies. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

    D-Day and the Liberation of Normandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2015 13:18


    1944’s hush-hush Allied plans to invade occupied France bring success, but hard fighting, as Hitler’s troops are well dug in in Normandy. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

    Dunkirk and the Fall of Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2015 14:01


    The German army outflanks the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and forces the epic retreat of Dunkirk as Paris falls to Hitler’s forces.

    The Phoney War

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2015 13:38


    WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting, but BBC reporters develop brilliant skills at telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

    The Spanish Civil War and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2015 13:31


    Jonathan Dimbleby listens to the 1930s drumbeat of war through the burgeoning reporting skills of the BBC’s newly-appointed reporter corps.

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