The Guernsey Deportees

**This is a bonus episode. If you've not tuned in before, I recommend you start at Episode 1**

⚡ Maisie Le Page was just a young girl when the Germans arrived on her small home island of Sark. Little did she know that her father, the island’s baker, would also come to be part of, and sent to prison for his involvement in a covert news operation. 

💡 In this special bonus episode of the podcast Maisie explores her earliest memories of the occupation in Sark, the fear she felt when her toy panda bear was pierced by a bayonet, and some of the more lighthearted moments. She also shares some of the mementos she’s kept as a reminder of what happened.

🔎 I met Maisie while producing The Dementia Perspective for the Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association. It’s well worth a listen - click here to listen.

📍 Your host is Ollie Guillou. This is a Channel Islands Podcasts production.

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⚡ At a sold-out talk at the Guernsey Literary Festival, Jill and Ollie were interviewed by the BBC’s Steph Watkins about the podcast. Among the stories you may have heard through the series, a few new tales emerged.

💡 In this bonus episode of the podcast hear a special cut of our Literary Festival talk, featuring gardening in Biberach, a powerful moment told from Jill’s perspective, a call to action for everyone listening - and surprising camp stories from the audience.

⚙️ With special thanks to:

➡︎ Jill Chubb, Chair of the Guernsey Deportees Association

➡︎ Steph Watkins, BBC Radio Guernsey

📍 Your host is Ollie Guillou. This is a Channel Islands Podcasts production.
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**This is a bonus episode. If you've not tuned in before, I recommend you start at ⁠Episode 1⁠**

⚡ Island At War is a podcast dedicated to Guernsey’s occupation history. And the two men behind the show have chosen a fascinating way of telling the story - going month by month through the wartime years, making this an incredibly comprehensive listen. 

💡 In this special bonus episode of the podcast we meet Keith Pengelley and Nick Le Huray, who’ve dedicated an incredible amount of time to uncovering what happened to islanders during World War 2. Hear some of the stories from that podcast that have stuck with them the most.

🔎 Nick writes a blog about the occupation and is finishing up a book about escapes from the Channel Islands. And Keith is a qualified tour guide - you can find his series of talks here: guernseywalkingtours.com

🎙️ Listen to Islands At War here: https://islandsatwar.buzzsprout.com/ 

📍 Your host is Ollie Guillou. This is a Channel Islands Podcasts production.
✉️ Share your messages and memories; email [email protected]

Hear the stories of the last remaining Guernsey deportees. 80 years ago a group of islanders were forced to abandon their homes during WW2, and were sent on Hitler’s orders to Biberach interment camp. Ollie Guillou speaks to his Grandma about the 3 long years she spent in the camp. He’s also joined by three other deportees and two historians, who help chart the life-altering journey these Guernsey people went on, all those years ago.

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