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How We Won the War: Episode 6: The Home Counties

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BBC Two - How We Won the War, The Home Counties

In the Home Counties, Jules Hudson looks at the organisation known as Churchill's Toyshop.

World War II stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. In the Home Counties, Jules Hudson looks at the organisation known as Churchill's Toyshop.

Jules Hudson explores the Home Counties' contribution to World War II as he travels around the United Kingdom uncovering the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 

Jules turns his hand to some of the experimental weapons dreamt up by a secretive organisation known as Churchill's Toyshop, delves into the dark art of wartime black propaganda, and puts some of today's Girl Guides through their paces - World War II-style.

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World War II stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Jules Hudson seeks out the World War II stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

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