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We are delighted to be working in partnership with Helston's Museum of Cornish Life throughout 2021 on a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). This project will see both museums delivering a range of projects that uncover lesser-known stories about Cornwall in the Second World War.

Episodes

  1. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Six

    08/27/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Six

    For the final episode in their series, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life are speaking on the fighting men who were based in Cornwall during the war; both the Home Guard -  the men who would have defended us from an enemy invasion, as well as the U.S Army - the men who came to Cornwall to prepare for the invasion of Normandy to liberate the continent of Europe from Nazi oppression.

    15 min
  2. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Five

    08/27/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Five

    In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life are speaking on the role of women during the Second World War. They offer two diverse perspectives on the topic; discussing the story of Beatrice Frederika Rathbone, an esteemed American-born British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Bodmin during 1941-1945, as well as the role of the Women's Land Army during the conflict.

    11 min
  3. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Four

    06/11/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Four

    In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life are speaking on the theme of Prisoners of War. They offer two diverse perspectives on the topic; discussing the experiences of enemy Prisoners of War, held here in Cornwall as well as the story of Gerald Cecil Williams; British Army Officer, held as a Prisoner of War overseas from 1941-1945. First captured in North Africa in late 1941, Gerald moved through multiple camps in Italy, Czechoslovakia and finally Germany, where he narrowly escaped death when his camp was bombed by the US Air Force.

    22 min
  4. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Three

    04/28/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Three

    In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life share the story of how the wheel of a German aircraft came to be a part of Helston's Flora Day Clock and the story of Edith Doreen Kearney; a young lady from Chulmleigh, Devon, who trained as a nurse at Bodmin’s St Lawrence’s hospital during the war and met her American husband Frank whilst in the town.

    20 min
  5. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Two

    03/30/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part Two

    In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life share the military story of Major Arthur Frederick Cotton Kitchen (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry) and the story of Mary Beazley, who spent part of her teenage years in Cornwall during the Second World War.

    16 min
  6. WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part One

    03/10/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - Part One

    In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life share their recent findings of Bodmin Nurse, Olive Barnicoat and the story of an Italian child evacuee.

    15 min
  7. WW2 - A Cornish Story - BBC Radio Cornwall Promo

    03/10/2021

    WW2 - A Cornish Story - BBC Radio Cornwall Promo

    We are delighted to be working in partnership with Helston's Museum of Cornish Life, throughout 2021 on a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). This project will see both museums delivering a range of projects that uncover lesser-known stories about Cornwall during the Second World War. This short Promo outlines the Digital Interns forthcoming upload series 'WW2 - A Cornish Story' featured on Evenings on BBC Radio Cornwall presented by Tiffany Truscott, first aired on Wednesday 3rd February 2021.

    4 min
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We are delighted to be working in partnership with Helston's Museum of Cornish Life throughout 2021 on a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). This project will see both museums delivering a range of projects that uncover lesser-known stories about Cornwall in the Second World War.

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  • Creator
    Bodmin Keep
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bodmin Keep
  • Show Website
    BBC Upload Series