Duration
60 minutes
Quick Summary
The Dekkers experience what it was like to celebrate Christmas during the 1940s
About This Program
A family experiences what it was like to celebrate the first three Christmases of the 1940s, and the challenges and deprivations families faced during these times. The Dekkers learn how to black-out a home and build a shelter in the event of an air raid, and prepare a Woolton pie for Christmas dinner. Historians Joshua Levine, Carol Harris and Mike Brown offer an insight into the impact of rationing and evacuation on family life
A Wartime Christmas broadcasts on 5SELECT at 10:00am, Sunday, 21 December 2025. (Subtitles)
Channel Numbers:
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Production Details
Runtime60 mins
DirectorJeremy Hall