Ben Robinson reveals the postwar revolution that altered the English countryside into a landscape that could not only feed the nation but also be seen as a place of leisure. Show more

Historian Kate Williams explores how the nation's worn out transport system resumed after the war, just as it was set to be nationalised by a new Labour government. Show more

Twiggy journeys across the capital to discover how homeless Londoners fared in the aftermath of VE Day and how the government's home rebuilding programme changed the landscape. Show more

Chris Jackson hears the stories of some of the displaced families who fled the disruption of WWII and found sanctuary in the region. Show more

Anthony Horowitz explores how the resorts of Kent and Sussex scrambled to accommodate and entertain postwar Britain - a Britain that wanted to holiday. Show more

Robert Hall examines the joy and the challenges that came with the liberation of the Channel Islands, the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans.

Andy Akinwolere recounts the stories of evacuee children, looking at the difficulties they faced when the war was over and they returned home to their families. Show more

Fiona Phillips talks to former Land Girls and munitions workers from the region and discovers the vital and largely forgotten role women played on the home front during WWII. Show more

How the men and women of RAF Bomber Command turned their wartime skills to humanitarian food drops and bringing POWs home after VE Day. Show more

Joe Crowley uncovers a darker side to life in Britain after VE Day, looking at why food shortages led to a thriving black market. Show more

Bonnie Greer explores the experiences of black GIs in the UK during WWII and examines how they helped build a civil rights movement back in the USA. Show more