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The Animals' VC

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1/5. Brave Beginnings. Since 1943, 60 animals have been awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Dylan Winter traces the history of the award and hears the extraordinary stories of its first recipients - some plucky pigeons during the Second World War. Producer Sheena Duncan

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Sheena Duncan
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