Have you ever wondered what it was really like to live with air raids?
In this episode, Milly gives us some idea of how her family developed an air raid routine and what might have happened if you were unlucky. Singing songs was a way of reassuring young children frightened by the noise and destruction around them.

Have you ever wondered what it was really like to live with air raids? In this episode, Milly gives us some idea of how her family developed an air raid routine and what might have happened if you were unlucky. Singing songs was a way of reassuring young children frightened by the noise and destruction around them.

Have you ever wondered what it was really like to live with air raids?
In this episode, Milly gives us some idea of how her family developed an air raid routine and what might have happened if you were unlucky. Singing songs was a way of reassuring young children frightened by the noise and destruction around them.&nbsp;

S1 Ep5: Tiptoe through the Tulips

Mondays with Milly is a podcast about the past as told by someone who was there. 
Through a series of interviews, "Milly" - AKA Doreen from Manchester - talks about her life from the Great Depression era and World War 2 to the present day. Now in her nineties, Milly is a natural story-teller with a razor-sharp memory. Her recount of a life spanning some of history's defining moments provides a unique insight into how people lived, coped, survived and endured times of great adversity. 
Recorded during the Covid19 era, these online interviews have relevance during uncertain times.

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Mondays with Milly is a podcast about the past as told by someone who was there. Through a series of interviews, "Milly" - AKA Doreen from Manchester - talks about her life from the Great Depression era and World War 2 to the present day. Now in her nineties, Milly is a natural story-teller with a razor-sharp memory. Her recount of a life spanning some of history's defining moments provides a unique insight into how people lived, coped, survived and endured times of great adversity. Recorded during the Covid19 era, these online interviews have relevance during uncertain times.

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