LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

WW2 anniversary-evacuees’ reunite

Genre

Interview; Music

TX Date

1 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:24

Description

Rodney Bennett interviews three women (not identified) about their experiences of being evacuated as a child at the beginning of the Second World War. The interview coincides with the anniversary of the beginning of the war and takes place at St Pancras Station where some of the evacuees gathered for a memorial celebration. Includes period music in the background.

Contributors

Rodney Bennett

Keywords

London; Railway stations; Second World War (1939-1945); Reminiscence; Evacuation; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Evacuees; St. Pancras Station

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