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. Leave a review of <a href="https://www.history.co.uk/shows/letters-of-love-in-ww2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters of Love in WW2</a> on your favourite podcast app or get in touch on social media using #LettersOfLoveInWW2. Sky HISTORY's Letters of Love in WW2 is written and produced by Anna Priestland, edited by Joel Porter and produced and directed by Sam Pearson. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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. Leave a review of Letters of Love in WW2 on your favourite podcast app or get in touch on social media using #LettersOfLoveInWW2. Sky HISTORY's Letters of Love in WW2 is written and produced by Anna Priestland, edited by Joel Porter and produced and directed by Sam Pearson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Leave a review of <a href="https://www.history.co.uk/shows/letters-of-love-in-ww2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Letters of Love in WW2</a> on your favourite podcast app or get in touch on social media using #LettersOfLoveInWW2. Sky HISTORY's Letters of Love in WW2 is written and produced by Anna Priestland, edited by Joel Porter and produced and directed by Sam Pearson. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

1. At Sea: Optimistic Goodbyes

From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe,&nbsp;Letters of Love in WW2&nbsp;tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two real people that lived through it.&nbsp;Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga Mowforth&nbsp;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&nbsp;Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Downton Abbey’s Amy Nuttall&nbsp;and Afropean author and broadcaster&nbsp;Johny Pitts, <a href="https://www.history.co.uk/shows/letters-of-love-in-ww2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters of Love in WW2</a> gives an incredible first-hand insight into what it was like to live through this tumultuous period. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From North Africa, back to Britain and then through Europe,&nbsp;Letters of Love in WW2&nbsp;tells a unique story of the Second World War from the perspective of two real people that lived through it.&nbsp;Three months after they wed, Cyril and Olga Mowforth&nbsp;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&nbsp;Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Downton Abbey’s Amy Nuttall&nbsp;and Afropean author and broadcaster&nbsp;Johny Pitts, <a href="https://www.history.co.uk/shows/letters-of-love-in-ww2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Letters of Love in WW2</a> gives an incredible first-hand insight into what it was like to live through this tumultuous period. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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