60 acast.com Letters of Love in WW2 https://www.history.co.uk/shows/letters-of-love-in-ww2 en A+E Networks UK history,wwii,radio,war,uk,english,british,world war Sky HISTORY The remarkable story of one couple’s Second World War From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe, Letters of Love in WW2 tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two real people that lived through it.

 

Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga Mowforth found themselves separated by the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, their love was kept alive on the pages of a thousand letters and postcards, found decades later by their family after they had both passed on. With their family’s poignant and emotional interviews bookending each episode and featuring the voices of Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Downton Abbey’s Amy Nuttall and Afropean author and broadcaster Johny Pitts, Letters of Love in WW2 gives an incredible first-hand insight into what it was like to live through this tumultuous period.

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]]> From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe, Letters of Love in WW2 tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two real people that lived through it.

 

Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga Mowforth found themselves separated by the Second World War. Between 1940 and 1946, their love was kept alive on the pages of a thousand letters and postcards, found decades later by their family after they had both passed on. With their family’s poignant and emotional interviews bookending each episode and featuring the voices of Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Downton Abbey’s Amy Nuttall and Afropean author and broadcaster Johny Pitts, Letters of Love in WW2 gives an incredible first-hand insight into what it was like to live through this tumultuous period.

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The Mowforth family share some of their fond memories of Cyril and Olga.


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]]> “He was doing 100 press-ups every morning.”


The Mowforth family share some of their fond memories of Cyril and Olga.


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]]> Extra: The importance of the letters to the family Extra: The importance of the letters to the family Tue, 18 Aug 2020 05:00:00 GMT 9:28 5c014f9d-2256-4d85-be09-d5a379f1561e false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/extra-thefamilyontheimportanceoftheletters 5c014f9d-2256-4d85-be09-d5a379f1561e d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 extra-thefamilyontheimportanceoftheletters These letters are a special piece of history. full 10 "It's massively important, historically, to find these letters. It's going to be one of the last eras where that's going to happen."


The Mowforth family share their thoughts on what finding Cyril and Olga's correspondence means to them and the importance of forging such a deep connection with family members who, in some cases, they hardly knew.


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]]> "It's massively important, historically, to find these letters. It's going to be one of the last eras where that's going to happen."


The Mowforth family share their thoughts on what finding Cyril and Olga's correspondence means to them and the importance of forging such a deep connection with family members who, in some cases, they hardly knew.


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]]> <![CDATA[Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences]]> Thu, 07 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT 7:41 e68a4683-f72d-43fe-ae8f-8cb31710d040 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/thefamilysconnectiontocyrilandolgasexperiences e68a4683-f72d-43fe-ae8f-8cb31710d040 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 thefamilysconnectiontocyrilandolgasexperiences Understanding what they went through and forging a deeper connection with the past. full 9 "I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents."


Cyril and Olga's letters give a remarkable insight into the personal experiences of those that lived through the war - both on the frontline and at home. When the family found their many letters after they had passed, it helped bring them closer to the family they had lost and understand what they went through, forging a deeper connection with their past.


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]]> "I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents."


Cyril and Olga's letters give a remarkable insight into the personal experiences of those that lived through the war - both on the frontline and at home. When the family found their many letters after they had passed, it helped bring them closer to the family they had lost and understand what they went through, forging a deeper connection with their past.


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]]> 8. VE Day: Grief and Relief 8. VE Day: Grief and Relief Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 36:14 51663f4c-d83a-43da-af78-35f9eb066bb2 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/8.homeatlast-griefandrelief 51663f4c-d83a-43da-af78-35f9eb066bb2 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 8.homeatlast-griefandrelief As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again full 8 As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again in the fact that their love has survived so many years apart. They will go one to start the family they always dreamed of, with neither of them ever forgetting, and barely speaking of the lost six years. The story would only come to life again when the letters are found after both their deaths.


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]]> As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again in the fact that their love has survived so many years apart. They will go one to start the family they always dreamed of, with neither of them ever forgetting, and barely speaking of the lost six years. The story would only come to life again when the letters are found after both their deaths.


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]]> 7. Bergen-Belsen: Sorrow and Shock 7. Bergen-Belsen: Sorrow and Shock Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 51:24 4dc2cee2-26aa-4737-b581-0b9558cf8f91 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/7.bergen-belsen-sorrowandshock 4dc2cee2-26aa-4737-b581-0b9558cf8f91 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 7.bergen-belsen-sorrowandshock Cyril knows the end of the war is coming as he drives the lead tank of his unit through Germany full 7 As Olga gets a taste of Germany’s ‘Flying Bombs’ in Sheffield, Cyril knows the end of the war is coming as he drives the lead tank of his unit through Germany. As the couple reaches the five year point in their separation, Cyril’s unit becomes one of the first to liberate the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp — something he will never speak of and will likely haunt him his entire life. 


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]]> As Olga gets a taste of Germany’s ‘Flying Bombs’ in Sheffield, Cyril knows the end of the war is coming as he drives the lead tank of his unit through Germany. As the couple reaches the five year point in their separation, Cyril’s unit becomes one of the first to liberate the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp — something he will never speak of and will likely haunt him his entire life. 


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]]> 6. Germany: On the Approach 6. Germany: On the Approach Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 40:18 4f40c0c2-95a2-4db1-8614-202a8dd4a381 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/6.germany-ontheapproach 4f40c0c2-95a2-4db1-8614-202a8dd4a381 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 6.germany-ontheapproach Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corporal, beginning the trek from Normandy across Belgium and Holland en route to Germany full 6 Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corporal, beginning the trek from Normandy across Belgium and Holland en route to Germany. The pace of his unit means that his letters become less frequent as he moves from “C” Squadron, 42nd Royal Tank Regiment of the 11th Armoured Division, 23rd Hussars to the newly formed “A” squadron. 


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]]> Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corporal, beginning the trek from Normandy across Belgium and Holland en route to Germany. The pace of his unit means that his letters become less frequent as he moves from “C” Squadron, 42nd Royal Tank Regiment of the 11th Armoured Division, 23rd Hussars to the newly formed “A” squadron. 


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]]> 5. D-Day: Visitations 5. D-Day: Visitations Thu, 04 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 37:27 2b462cfa-99ea-490c-bef1-d22a0eb991b6 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/5.d-day-visitations 2b462cfa-99ea-490c-bef1-d22a0eb991b6 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 5.d-day-visitations As troops prepare for the invasion of Normandy, Cyril is suddenly sent back to British soil to retrieve a new, heavier, tank full 5 As troops prepare for the invasion of Normandy, Cyril is suddenly sent back to British soil to retrieve a new, heavier, tank, surprising Olga for a short time. Based at the Catterick Army Camp, Olga gets a shock to have learnt that he had been sent back to France to aid the cleanup of Normandy.


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]]> As troops prepare for the invasion of Normandy, Cyril is suddenly sent back to British soil to retrieve a new, heavier, tank, surprising Olga for a short time. Based at the Catterick Army Camp, Olga gets a shock to have learnt that he had been sent back to France to aid the cleanup of Normandy.


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]]> 4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses 4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 47:34 fd450fa8-c68b-4f00-9146-856b6bee0204 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/4.elalamein-silenceandroses fd450fa8-c68b-4f00-9146-856b6bee0204 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 4.elalamein-silenceandroses As they cross the eighteen-month mark, frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression full 4 Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eighteen-month mark of their separation, the sense of helplessness is forever on the surface.


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]]> Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eighteen-month mark of their separation, the sense of helplessness is forever on the surface.


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]]> 3. Siege of Tobruk: Battlefields and Reality 3. Siege of Tobruk: Battlefields and Reality Thu, 20 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 34:06 ffaefc8e-6230-4696-a5cb-8159b660fd41 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/siegeoftobruk-battlefieldsandreality ffaefc8e-6230-4696-a5cb-8159b660fd41 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 siegeoftobruk-battlefieldsandreality After a long gap in correspondence, Cyril reveals in one long letter that he has been involved in the siege of Tobruk full 3 The realities of war hit when, after a long gap in correspondence, Cyril reveals in one long letter that he has been involved in the siege of Tobruk. In England, Olga is aware there is heavy battle going on and has hopes Cyril is safe.


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]]> The realities of war hit when, after a long gap in correspondence, Cyril reveals in one long letter that he has been involved in the siege of Tobruk. In England, Olga is aware there is heavy battle going on and has hopes Cyril is safe.


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]]> 2. North Africa: Lost Messages 2. North Africa: Lost Messages Thu, 13 Jun 2019 23:00:47 GMT 33:38 0bb979ed-c041-47c4-95ad-eecc6312547c false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/2.northafrica-lostmessages 0bb979ed-c041-47c4-95ad-eecc6312547c d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 2.northafrica-lostmessages Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in their letters to one another full 2 Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in their letters to one another, and they get a taste of the frustrations to come. Olga, facing air raids at home in Sheffield, settles into her role in the Civil Defence emergency services.


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]]> Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in their letters to one another, and they get a taste of the frustrations to come. Olga, facing air raids at home in Sheffield, settles into her role in the Civil Defence emergency services.


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]]> 1. At Sea: Optimistic Goodbyes 1. At Sea: Optimistic Goodbyes Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 28:59 a34095f0-9412-4465-a124-7632e0857f49 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/atsea-optimisticgoodbyes a34095f0-9412-4465-a124-7632e0857f49 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 atsea-optimisticgoodbyes In 1940, just three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga were forced apart by the Second World War full 1 When Sue Mowforth found a bundle of letters written by her belated parents, she was about to uncover the love story that made her family who they are today. In 1940, just three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga were forced apart by WW2. Unsure how long the war would last, the couple begin the long road without each other with optimism and longing for happier times.


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]]> When Sue Mowforth found a bundle of letters written by her belated parents, she was about to uncover the love story that made her family who they are today. In 1940, just three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga were forced apart by WW2. Unsure how long the war would last, the couple begin the long road without each other with optimism and longing for happier times.


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]]> <![CDATA[The history of the Second World War told through one couple's letters]]> Thu, 23 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 1:50 b5eeb578-e704-47a8-b749-4d8ef6749745 false https://shows.acast.com/lettersofloveinww2/episodes/lettersofloveinww2trailer b5eeb578-e704-47a8-b749-4d8ef6749745 d61e3d85-a00e-4447-8b77-b98de469e738 lettersofloveinww2trailer trailer This is the history of WW2 told in way you've never heard it before: through the letters of a real-life couple who lived through it and the interviews with their family who found their correspondence many years later.


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]]> This is the history of WW2 told in way you've never heard it before: through the letters of a real-life couple who lived through it and the interviews with their family who found their correspondence many years later.


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