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My Grandparents’ War
Helena Bonham Carter
Season 1
Episode 1
Follow actress Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of both sets of her grandparents during WWII — her grandmother, an air warden and outspoken politician, and her grandfather, a diplomat who save hundreds from the Holocaust.
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Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage.
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Actor Toby Jones uncovers the remarkable World War II stories of his grandparents.
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43:54
Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents’ amazing wartime feats.
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41:52
Actor Kit Harington discovers the lengths his grandparents went to for love and country.
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47:07
Follow Carey Mulligan as she learns how her grandfather survived an attack during WWII.
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47:32
Discover how actress Kristin Scott Thomas’s grandfather saved thousands in WWII.
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47:55
Explore the story of actor Mark Rylance’s grandfather, a prisoner of war in Hong Kong.