The Germans We Kept

S19 E01 • Saturday, Jan 8, 2000 • Jan 8 • 50m

In 1946 almost half-a-million German prisoners of war were still being held in Britain, with the ban on fraternisation lifted only in December. Interviews, archive footage, and private photographs shed light on the experiences of the people of Oswaldtwistle, a Lancashire town that extended the hand of friendship to its former bitter enemy at Christmas.

Myths of Nelson's Navy

S19 E02 • Tuesday, Jul 25, 2000 • Jul 25