The war years

Growing up in the Bay

The War Years

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Growing up in the Bay - The War Years

Part of a series of films in the Growing up in the Bay series, The War Years looks at the history the military plays throughout the years starting in AD 43, The film features Historians and those telling their stories of what it was like in World war 2 with some images never seen before. Running time 67mins.

Featuring - Tim Wander - Derek Poole - Heather Humby - Bill Wyke - Ian Ward - Cyril Daish - Peggy Forward.

Narrator Jay White - Produced by Pip! Pip! - Written and Directed by Kev Weeden.

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