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Charles Wheeler presents personal interpretations of what the end of the Second World War meant to people in Britain and across the world.

Radio 4 Extra,5 episodes

Episodes

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1. War's End
VE Day 1945. Exploring how people reacted to the news and how they celebrated the day.
09 May 2005,42 mins
2. Home Again
After VE Day, the realities of servicemen's return to civilian life began to bite...
10 May 2005,42 mins
3. Missing
Second World War’s aftermath, possessions, places and most of all people, never to return
11 May 2005,42 mins
4. A Civil Society
1945. The aftermath of war and how Britain faced crisis and an immediate General Election.
12 May 2005,42 mins
5. Out of the Ashes
VE Day 1945. Following the war, the first years of peace. Presented by Charles Wheeler.
13 May 2005,42 mins