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The Peacetime Conscripts

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Charles Wheeler presents a new six-part series about national service.
1: It Was Always on a Thursday. Between 1945-63, two and a half million young men shared the experience of national service. For some it was a period of comradeship and adventure,for others it was a time of hardship, depression and separation which left deep scars. Repeated at 9.30pm

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Presenter:
Charles Wheeler
Producer:
David Prest.
Source: Radio Times

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