Britain's Greatest Generation
Their Finest Hour
Season 1 Episode 2 of 4
The Second World War saw men from all classes unite to fight the Nazis, and this programme meets some of the last surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain. Women, who had been excluded from many jobs, worked in everything from anti-aircraft gun batteries to steel-making factories. The Blitz saw rescue workers risk all to save those trapped in bombed buildings. For many of the era's last survivors, the defiant spirit that brought the nation together remains one of their proudest moments, as this documentary reveals
Britain's Greatest Generation airs on BBC Four HD at 7:00 PM, Tuesday 29 April. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Eileen Younghusband
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Jim Purcell
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Connie Hoe
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