Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
Wright Around the World
Season 1 Episode 2 of 3
Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, including the abdication of King Edward VIII at a time when the nation needed stability the most and a top-secret conference between the prime minister and the Fuhrer. Plus, a fitness craze that saw women take to the great outdoors in their big knickers and blouses, and new prosperity in the south of Britain thanks to the Hoover factory
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War airs on PBS America at 9:20 AM, Thursday 19 September. (Subtitles.)
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