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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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Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents’ amazing wartime feats.
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Actor Kit Harington discovers the lengths his grandparents went to for love and country.
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Follow these Hollywood actors as they examine World War II's impact on their grandparents.
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Meet Helena Bonham Carter's unconventional war hero grandparents.
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Actress Carey Mulligan learns how her grandfather survived an aircraft attack in WWII.
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Actor and peace activist Mark Rylance explores his grandfather's WWII story.
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Actress Kristin Scott Thomas discovers how her grandfather saved thousands at Dunkirk.
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Mark Rylance learns how his grandfather survived POW camps.
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Actress Helena Bonham Carter reads a letter from her relative direct from enemy territory.
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Kristin Scott Thomas learns about the horrors of the Russian Arctic convoys.
