In association with the flagship BBC2 series, Britain's Greatest Generation celebrates the achievements of the exceptional generation of men and women born in the early twentieth century.
Sue Elliott is the author of the bestselling memoir and history of
adoption Love Child (Vermilion, 2005) and The Children Who Fought
Hitler (John Murray, 2009), which relates the Second World War
exploits of former pupils of the British Memorial School in Ypres.
She was a researcher on the BBC4 documentary of the same name made
by Testimony.
Steve Humphries, described by Broadcast magazine as 'the king of
oral history', is a former history and sociology lecturer at the
University of Essex. After working as a producer at London Weekend
Television, where he made landmark series such as The Making of
Modern London (for which he also co-wrote the accompanying four
books), he set up Testimony Films in Bristol in 1992. Since then,
Testimony has made over 60 single documentaries and series for all
the public service broadcasters and for specialist digital
channels.
Wonderful... Each account is colourful, touching and unique, each
individual shining a fresh light on our shared past. This is a
rich, heart-warming record of a generation to whom we owe so much,
and a physical reminder of the importance of talking to our
relatives about their lives, for the benefit of those who come
after us.
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