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Outbreak 1939: When War Broke Out

In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.

Top Cast

  • Melvyn Bragg

    Melvyn Bragg

    Narrator

  • Tony Benn

    Tony Benn

  • Richard Attenborough

    Richard Attenborough

  • Deborah Cavendish

    Deborah Cavendish

  • Trader Faulkner

    Trader Faulkner

  • Betty Driver

    Betty Driver

  • Winston Churchill Jr.

    Winston Churchill Jr.

Overview

In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.

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