Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out to solve the mystery of her grandfather William's role in WWII. As she discovers how his job as an air warden would have brought him face to face with bombs and fires, she tries out firefighting for herself, finds out what conditions were like for families in air-raid shelters, and is overwhelmed by a meeting with Welsh entertainer Wyn Calvin who was a warden in Cardiff.
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Series 1: Episode 5
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. And she travels to Bletchley Park.
08-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 4
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. TV presenter Radzi Chinyanganya explores how, aged 17, his grandm ...
07-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 3
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out to solve the mystery of her grandfat ...
06-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 2
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 ...
05-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 1
In a new series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory, five famous faces relive the experience of a close famil ...
04-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: 6. Compilation
Five famous faces discover the vital roles close family members played in Britain's wartime victory, discovering how ordinary men and women did their bit to keep the country saf ...
11-11-2018
BBC 1
Series 1: 6. Compilation
Five famous faces discover the vital roles close family members played in Britain's wartime victory, discovering how ordinary men and women did their bit to keep the country saf ...
11-11-2018
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 5
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. And she travels to Bletchley Park.
08-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 2
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 ...
05-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 3
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out to solve the mystery of her grandfat ...
06-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 4
Series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory. TV presenter Radzi Chinyanganya explores how, aged 17, his grandm ...
07-05-2020
BBC 1
Series 1: Episode 1
In a new series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory, five famous faces relive the experience of a close famil ...
04-05-2020
BBC 1