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Home Front Heroes

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In a new series commemorating the ways in which ordinary men and women played a vital part in Britain's wartime victory, five famous faces relive the experience of a close family member, discovering how each of them did their bit to keep the country safe. Today, actor Sue Johnston finds out how nurses like her aunt battled on through the bombing to treat the injured, and learns how the wartime techniques pioneered in her home city revolutionised medicine. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Sue Johnston
Series Producer:
Andrew Nicholson
Executive Producer:
Claire Hughes
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth

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