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Christmas under Fire

on BBC Two England

Alan Bennett narrates this documentary on the experience of Christmas for those at home and on the battlefield during the Second World War. Interviews, archive footage and dramatic reconstructions recall events including the Luftwaffe's bombardment of London in 1940 and the Christmas meal served up during the siege of Leningrad in 1941 that was made with joiner's glue. Producer Jamie Muir ; Executive producer Laurence Rees
Rptd with sign language on Monday, BBC1 at 2.15am

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Unknown:
Alan Bennett
Producer:
Jamie Muir
Producer:
Laurence Rees

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