04/11/2010
Marking the annual time of Remembrance, Anna Magnusson introduces conversations with those whose lives have been affected by wars in Europe, Afghanistan, Iraq and beyond.
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The Clydebank Blitz
In March 1941 Clydebank suffered utter devastation when two Luftwaffe air raids hit the town. 528 people died, 617 were seriously injured and thousands made homeless.
Duration: 43:56
Black Watch 3 Scots
Uncensored first hand experiences of a challenging tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2009
Duration: 28:49
The Lumberjills
Former WWII Women’s Timber Corps members revisit the Scottish glens where they worked to meet the insatiable war demand for wood – for pit props, telegraph poles, and coffins.
Duration: 27:09
If I Knew Then with Karl Marlantes
The Vietnam veteran tells presenter Ricky Ross what he learned about life and death on the killing fields and gives advice to the young marine he once was
Duration: 28:21
A Family Found
The incredible story of a young girl caught up in the Japanese bombing of Burma in 1941 who found a new life in Scotland.
Duration: 24:18
A Life In Limbo
Auschwitz Survivor Thomas Beurgenthal tells presenter Clare English about his experiences in the Polish concentration camp where he lost his father.
Duration: 27:54
Stark Talk with Asne Seierstade
Edi Stark interviews the award-winning Norwegian foreign correspondent and author of The Bookseller of Kabul.
Duration: 27:56
The Forgotten Highlander Alastair Urquhart
The Second World War veteran tells Ricky Ross why he decided to break a 60 year silence on the atrocities he witnessed serving with the Gordon Highlanders
Duration: 14:20
Touched by History: The Falklands
Memories of the 1982 crisis seen from the perspective of the 45 Commando Group of the Royal Marines.
Duration: 14:29
The Art of the Matter with Tim Hetherington
Fascinating interview with the winner of the 2007 World Press Photo Award, given for his picture of an exhausted US soldier in Afghanistan.
Duration: 27:58
European Breaking News with Steve Crawshaw
Colin Blane interviews the journalist who reported on the Balkan war, from the rise of Slobodan Milosevic through to his downfall.
Duration: 28:35
Fathers at War
Incredibly moving stories from the sons and daughters of servicemen who share details of their fathers who fought in conflicts from WWII to Afghanistan and the Gulf.
Duration: 28:50
Broadcasts
- Thu 4 Nov 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Thu 11 Nov 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
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