Even today conscientious objectors are seen in a negative light and it is believed that they were uniformly ostracised by the majority of people who were supporters of the wars. Using the voices of witnesses to the times, social historian Georgina Boyes challenges this accepted view of conscientious objectors and the ways in which they were treated during the majorwars of the 20th century. She talks with witnesses from Birmingham, Yorkshire, the south of England and the United
States, who recall acts of sympathy and generosity from neighbours, prison warders and members of the armed forces. Producer David Corser