World War Two

BBC Archive: Outbreak of World War Two

1939: Britain declares war on Germany. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
1939: King George VI addresses the nation. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
Posted
3 September 1939
1939: News - Outbreak of war with Germany. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
Posted
3 September 1939
1938: Government issues gas mask instructions. Audio
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BBC Archive: World War Two
Posted
1 October 1938

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Andrew Scott feels the Pressure as 'unsung hero' in WW2 thriller
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Culture
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2 days ago
'Starring in Pressure with Hollywood stars was amazing'
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Berkshire
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3 days ago
Bletchley Park to cut jobs after drop in visitors
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
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4 days ago
Disaster in Walmer. Audio, 9 minutes
How an accident at sea had tragic consequences on land.
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Tributes paid to 107-year-old WW2 veteran who has died
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Northern Ireland
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5 days ago
WW2 veteran 'feels still 50' on 100th birthday
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Hereford & Worcester
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5 days ago
'My auntie cooked for Churchill during WWII' Video, 00:01:05
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News
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6 days ago
80 years on: The day football restarted after WW II
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Football
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31 August
'Cinderella Service' war dead to be honoured
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Lincolnshire
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30 August
Woman born on day RAF uncle died unveils memorial
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Sussex
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30 August
Navy veterans compare Normandy invasion stories
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England
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30 August
Normandy veteran who lied about age to enlist dies
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Essex
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29 August
Memorial for US paratroopers killed in RAF blast
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Lincolnshire
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29 August
The forgotten legacy of New Forest's WW2 airfields
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
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29 August
D-Day veteran Donald Howkins dies aged 105
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
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28 August
WW2 explosives found on coastal footpath
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Isle of Man
Posted
27 August
Target reached for memorial to WW2 journalists
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UK
Posted
24 August
Grenade 'resembling elephant' blown up in field
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Oxfordshire
Posted
24 August
The 'cozy' tunnels built for World War Two
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Kent
Posted
23 August
Call to honour journalists who resisted occupation
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UK
Posted
23 August
The milkman who became a hero during audacious WW2 raid
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Manchester
Posted
16 August
'Rascal' landlord ran WW2 black market inside pub
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Guernsey
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16 August
Historian's trek to honour WW2 pilot's sacrifice
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Essex
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16 August
'Death Railway' memorial unveiled to mark VJ Day
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England
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15 August