Charlie Lawson, famous for playing Jim McDonald in Coronation Street shares with Al Murray and James Holland his family's history in the Second World War.
Charlie's uncle, who fought with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, was incredibly close with Australian Lawrie Franklyn-Vaile. During the war they shared an incredible connection and both wrote incredibly moving letters back home.
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D-Day: Bloody Omaha? (Episode 6)
D-Day: The Beaches (Episode 5)
D-Day: Minelaying & The Airborne Drop (Episode 4)
D-Day: 24 Hours To Go (Episode 3)
D-Day: The Master Plan (Episode 2)
D-Day: The German Side (Episode 1)
USA: War Is Hell - A Soldier’s Story
USA: The Forgotten Island - Operation RECKLESS
The World's Greatest Spitfire Pilot
Cassino '44 - Rome Falls (Part 8)
Cassino ‘44 - OPERATION DIADEM (Part 7)
Cassino '44 - Cassino Town (Part 6)
Cassino '44 - OPERATION FISCHFANG (Part 5)
Cassino ’44 - Capturing Cassino (Part 4)
Cassino '44 - OPERATION SHINGLE (Part 3)
Cassino '44 - The Gustav Line (Part 2)
Cassino '44 - The Plan Is Set (Part 1)
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USA: We Have Ways - Tuskegee Airmen
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