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Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
Amy Johnson
Season 1 Episode 1 of 5
Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, including thousands of people attending a homecoming parade in Hull to celebrate local hero Amy Johnson, who at just 26 years old had become the first British woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. Plus, the Jarrow unemployment protest of 1936, led by MP Ellen Wilkinson
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War airs on PBS America at 9:50 AM, Wednesday 18 September. (Subtitles.)
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