Countdown to War

On 1st September 1939, 1.5 million German soldiers poured into Poland, beginning the countdown to the 2nd World War. JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story. (Ep1)

JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave explore 2nd September 1939, as Germany's invasion of Poland escalates. RAF recruits deploy, London hospitals are emptied and Parliament braces for war. (Ep2)

On 3rd September 1939, Britain declared war. After a tense ultimatum and false alarm, British planes saw their first action and the SS Athenia was torpedoed, marking the first British casualties. (...