Episode 2
Series looking at how ordinary people played a part in Britain's wartime victory. Alfie Boe learns how his grandfather helped protect the nation as a member of the Home Guard.
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. Singer Alfie Boe discovers how his grandfather helped protect the nation during the war as a member of the Home Guard immortalised in Dad's Army. He takes to the sea to find out how volunteers patrolled the country's shores and hears how fishermen from his home town not only helped feed a hungry nation, but were key to a daring beach rescue on the beaches of Dunkirk. Overwhelmed by the sacrifices made to keep wartime Britain safe, he meets a 97-year-old
fisherman who risked his life to defend the British coastline.
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Music Played
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Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?
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Band of HM Royal Marines
For Those In Peril On The Sea
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alfie Boe |
Narrator | Siobhan Finneran |
Series Producer | Andrew Nicholson |
Producer | Peter Taylor |
Executive Producer | Claire Hughes |
Executive Producer | Rob Unsworth |