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June Brown

Women at War: 100 Years of Service Series 1
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Celebrities explore how the role of women in the armed forces has changed in the last 100 years. Actress June Brown relives her wartime experience.

EastEnders actress June Brown relives her wartime experience in the Wrens, when women were encouraged to join the war effort to 'free a man for the fleet', and takes the controls of a warship as she finds out what life is like for women serving in the Royal Navy today.

As she recalls her own work as a cinema operator showing training videos to troops, and gets a taste of the opportunities available today, June finds her own views on women's roles in the forces challenged, leading to a surprising change of heart.

June also meets a veteran of the D-Day landings and sees a dramatic training exercise, as recruits are taught how to tackle a blaze aboard a ship.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Nov 2022 16:30
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Music Played

  • Simon May

    Eastenders Theme (2009 Version)

  • The Simon May Orchestra

    Eastenders

Credits

Presenter June Brown
Series Producer Ali McBride
Executive Producer Rob Unsworth
Executive Producer Claire Hughes

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