Letters of Love in WW2
From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe, Letters of Love in WW2 tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two people that lived through it. Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga found themselves separated by the Second World War
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Extra: Interview with Ancestry genealogist Simon Pearce
“We can learn so much not just from letters and corr...
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Sep 1 2020 22m
Extra: Memories of Cyril and Olga
“He was doing 100 press-ups every morning.”The Mowfo...
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Aug 25 2020 10m
Extra: The importance of the letters to the family
"It's massively important, historically, to find the...
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Aug 18 2020 9m
Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences
"I really wish, like so many people, that you could ...
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May 7 2020 7m
8. VE Day: Grief and Relief
As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga fin...
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Jul 25 2019 36m
7. Bergen-Belsen: Sorrow and Shock
As Olga gets a taste of Germany’s ‘Flying Bombs’ in ...
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Jul 18 2019 51m
6. Germany: On the Approach
Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corpora...
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Jul 11 2019 40m
4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses
Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods ...
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Jun 27 2019 47m
3. Siege of Tobruk: Battlefields and Reality
The realities of war hit when, after a long gap in c...
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Jun 20 2019 34m
2. North Africa: Lost Messages
Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in th...
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Jun 13 2019 33m
1. At Sea: Optimistic Goodbyes
When Sue Mowforth found a bundle of letters written ...
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Jun 6 2019 28m
The Second World War told through one couple's letters
This is the history of WW2 told in way you've never ...
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May 23 2019 1m