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Summary: Episode 2 of a 26 part television history of the Second World War.
Description: September 1939 - May 1940. The "Phoney War" period in Britain and events Eastern Europe during the early months of the war.
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1971
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Thames Television (Production sponsor)
Thames Television (Production company)
Isaacs, Jeremy (Production individual)
Davis, Carl (Production individual)
Elstein, David (Production individual)
Elstein, David (Production individual)
Thompson, Laurence (Production individual)
Lee-Thompson, Peter (Production individual)
Rowe, John (Production individual)
Patient, Alan (Production individual)
Afriat, Alan (Production individual)
Kuehl, Jerome (Production individual)
Sutherland, Liz (Production individual)
Frankland, Noble (Production individual)
Olivier, Laurence19071989British actor; Laurence Kerr, preferred form Laurence Olivier. (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Running time: 55 mins
Notes: Original transmission date 7 November 1973
Series produced in co-operation with the Imperial War Museum
In addition to the 26 episodes of the series, six spin-off "special presentation" programmes were also produced.