Extra: The importance of the letters to the family
"It's massively important, historically, to find these letters. It's going to be one of the last eras where that's going to happen."The Mowforth family share their thoughts on what finding Cyril and O...
18 Aug 20209min
Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences
"I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents."Cyril and Olga's letters give a remarkable insight into the personal experiences ...
7 Maj 20207min
8. VE Day: Grief and Relief
As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again in the fact that their love has survived so many years apart. They will go one to start the family they always dreamed of, with ne...
25 Juli 201936min
7. Bergen-Belsen: Sorrow and Shock
As Olga gets a taste of Germany’s ‘Flying Bombs’ in Sheffield, Cyril knows the end of the war is coming as he drives the lead tank of his unit through Germany. As the couple reaches the five year poin...
18 Juli 201951min
6. Germany: On the Approach
Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corporal, beginning the trek from Normandy across Belgium and Holland en route to Germany. The pace of his unit means that his letters become less frequent...
11 Juli 201940min
5. D-Day: Visitations
As troops prepare for the invasion of Normandy, Cyril is suddenly sent back to British soil to retrieve a new, heavier, tank, surprising Olga for a short time. Based at the Catterick Army Camp, Olga g...
4 Juli 201937min
4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses
Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eighteen-month mark of their separation, the sense of helpl...
27 Juni 201947min
