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The Living World: Watchers behind the Wire

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During World War II nearly 200,000 men were held prisoner in German and Japanese hands, among them a fair sprinkling of naturalists. For them, life behind the wire at least held one compensation - they could still continue their studies of birds, insects, and plants.
Reminiscences by a group of 1 barbed-wire naturalists.

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Introduced By:
Derek Jones
Produced By:
Dilys Breese
Source: Radio Times

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