We are delighted to be working in partnership with Bodmin Keep throughout 2021 on a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). This project will see both museums delivering a range of projects that uncover lesser-known stories about Cornwall in the Second World War.
WW2 - A Cornish Story (BBC Radio Cornwall Upload Series)
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We are delighted to be working in partnership with Bodmin Keep throughout 2021 on a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). This project will see both museums delivering a range of projects that uncover lesser-known stories about Cornwall in the Second World War.
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September 2, 2021
WW2 - A Cornish Story (Part 6)
<p>For the final episode in their series, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life are speaking on the fighting men who were mobilised in Cornwall during the war, at first to defend against an invasion of Britain, and later to mount an invasion of Europe. </p> <p>Joseph shares his detailed research on the Cornwall Home Guard - the veteran volunteers and underage cadets who would have defended us from an enemy invasion had it taken place. </p> <p>Charlotte discusses aspects of her project research on the 29th Infantry Division of the U.S Army - the American G.I.s who came to Cornwall to prepare for the invasion of Normandy to liberate the continent of Europe from Nazi oppression.</p> <p>This podcast series is brought to you in partnership with Bodmin Keep as part of a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). (Episode cover image courtesy of The Archives and Cornish Studies Service, Kresen Kernow [Ref No: corn01969]. Cornwall Home Guard cadets in training, 21 April 1942.</p>
September 2, 2021
WW2 - A Cornish Story (Part 5)
<p>In this episode, the Digital Interns at Bodmin Keep and the Museum of Cornish Life are speaking on the role of women during the Second World War. They offer two diverse perspectives on the topic:</p> <p>Charlotte tells the story of Beatrice Frederika Rathbone, an esteemed American-born British politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Bodmin during 1941-1945, while Joseph shares his research on role of the Women's Land Army in keeping Cornwall, and the United Kingdom, fed during the conflict.</p> <p>This podcast series is brought to you in partnership with Bodmin Keep as part of a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). (Episode cover image courtesy of The Archives and Cornish Studies Service, Kresen Kernow [Ref No: corn01550]. Land Girls being transported by horse & cart through a potato field at Ludgvan, Penwith, 18 March 1942.)</p>
June 22, 2021
WW2 - A Cornish Story (Part 4)
<p>For their fourth episode, the interns discuss the topic of Prisoners of War (POWs). Joseph unveils the research which he and the team at Museum of Cornish Life have uncovered on enemy POWs, both German and Italian, who were interned in Cornwall. Meanwhile, Charlotte shares the story of Gerald Cecil Williams, known as ‘Toot’s’, a Cornish-born senior British officer who was captured during the North African Campaign and spent three years as a POW in Italy, Czechoslovakia and Germany.</p> <p>This podcast series is brought to you in partnership with Bodmin Keep as part of a national project developed by the Imperial War Museum (IWM). (Episode cover image courtesy of The Archives and Cornish Studies Service, Kresen Kernow [Ref No: corn01170]. Italian prisoners photographed at a social event with local Cornish ladies) </p>
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