World War Two

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Funeral for World War Two veteran, who died at 101
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
5 March
Spitfire celebrated 90 years on from maiden flight
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Posted
5 March
What makes the Spitfire so iconic after 90 years?
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England
Posted
5 March
Veteran recalls WW2 memories as he turns 102
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Sussex
Posted
5 March
How the Spitfire became British symbol of freedom
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England
Posted
5 March
Tributes to war veteran, 105, who lived 'extraordinary life'
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
5 March
Funeral for Royal Marine who survived WW2 prison
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Wiltshire
Posted
4 March
World War Two Commando veteran celebrates turning 100
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NE, Orkney & Shetland
Posted
4 March
Lancaster bomber sculpture opening events revealed
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Lincolnshire
Posted
2 March
Jersey War Tunnels plans new exhibition space
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Jersey
Posted
2 March
Storms unearth more World War Two beach defences
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Tyne
Posted
2 March
WW2 veteran celebrates 103rd birthday with family
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Sussex
Posted
25 February
The Japanese invasion of Malaya. Audio, 11 minutes
On 8 December 1941, thousands of Japanese troops landed on beaches near Kota Bharu
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
'James Bond-style' WW2 power station up for sale
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Coventry & Warwickshire
Posted
24 February
Tributes paid to man who parachuted into Normandy
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Bristol
Posted
23 February
The playboy spy who inspired James Bond. Audio, 11 minutes
Dusko Popov was one of WWII's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Wartime Longest Yarn display returns to cathedral
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Peterborough
Posted
19 February
'Humble' WW2 D-Day veteran dies aged 101
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
17 February
World War Two’s Shetland Bus. Audio, 11 minutes
The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Liberation Day cavalcade returns with new director
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Guernsey
Posted
15 February
Plans to mark wartime tragedy which killed 100 Scottish Italians
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Scotland
Posted
14 February
Vera Lynn's wartime notes reveal comfort for families
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England
Posted
13 February