Those Were The Days - Btitain In The 40s

THOSE WERE THE DAYS - BRITAIN IN THE 40S

The 1940s were dominated by the War. For the first half of the decade
Britain was under siege. Thousands of men joined up to fight in the services,
hundreds of thousands of children were evacuated from Britain's cities to the
relative safety of the countryside and life chnged completely for the nations
women. They did their bit for the war effort, going to work on the land and
filling in for men in britain's factories. Britain's families were subjected to
almost constant rationing and austerity throughout the decade.

Britain in the 40s tells the story of this turbulent decade and the remarkable
fortitude of the British people during and after the war through the eyes of
the newsreel cameras. From the horror and destruction of The Blitz in 1941
to the joyous celebration that marked the the marriage of Princess Elizabeth
to the dashing Prince Philip in 1947, we take a nostalgic and sentimental journey
back to how we lived and the way we were over 60 years ago.

Finally, on April 14th, 1949, British families - especially the children - were
rewarded for years of austerity when after almost a decade sweet rationing
came to an end.

Balck and white

Running Time 53 mins