In Episode Five of Behind the Frontline, Dr. Tessa Dunlop explores the world of the FANYs (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) - the world's longest established all-female uniformed voluntary organisation.Tessa talks with 94 year old Jean Argles, who became a...

5: The FANYs: Past and Present

Every week historian Dr. Tessa Dunlop will explore the response of ordinary people operating in extraordinary times. Coronavirus and its long tentacles of destruction have stunned the world but war, natural disaster and pandemics have a long history of collateral damage: Behind the Frontline will talk directly to the nurses, paramedics, volunteers, support staff, civilians and soldiers who have confronted danger and survived to tell the tale. What can we learn from their experience?

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5: The FANYs: Past and Present

5: The FANYs: Past and Present