Countdown To War

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Season 1
JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the events of 3rd September 1939. At 0900 a final ultimatum was delivered to Germany, stating that they had until 1100 to respond. (Final)
JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the events of 2nd September 1939. German forces had been in Poland for more than 24 hours. War now seemed unavoidable and anxiety was building across Britain.
JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave tell the dramatic story of the events of 1st September 1939. This began the countdown to the beginning of World War II.
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