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The Queen at War
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When the Second World War broke out Princess Elizabeth was 13 years old. By the end of the conflict she had seen bombs fall on London, trained as a mechanic and driver in the army and stayed resolutely in Britain despite calls for her and her sister to be moved to Canada for their safety.Al Murray and James Holland offer an extraordinary insight into the life of our future Queen and the lessons in serving her nation which she learned from her father, King George VI.A Goalhanger Films ProductionProduced by Harry LinekerExec Producer: Tony PastorTwitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPodWebsite: wehavewayspod.comEmail: wehavewayspod@gmail.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
71. Svetlana Alexievich - The Unwomanly Face of War: Merry Christmas from We Have Ways of Making You Talk, over the next 12 days Al and James are reading you extracts from some of their favourite books about the war. Today, James is reading from The Unwomanly Face of War, by Svetlana Alexievich. by WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk