“We can learn so much not just from letters and correspondence but just from talking to family and keeping the stories alive.” Series director Sam Pearson interviews Ancestry's resident genealogist Simon Pearce. An expert in First and Second World War history, Simon is able to give insight into how you can start your search into your family record but also the importance of keeping your family story alive. Leave a review to <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.

“We can learn so much not just from letters and correspondence but just from talking to family and keeping the stories alive.” Series director Sam Pearson interviews Ancestry's resident genealogist Simon Pearce. An expert in First and Second World War history, Simon is able to give insight into how you can start your search into your family record but also the importance of keeping your family story alive. Leave a review to 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.

“We can learn so much not just from letters and correspondence but just from talking to family and keeping the stories alive.” Series director Sam Pearson interviews Ancestry's resident genealogist Simon Pearce. An expert in First and Second World War history, Simon is able to give insight into how you can start your search into your family record but also the importance of keeping your family story alive. Leave a review to <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.

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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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