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My grandparents' war. Season 2. Episode 1, Kit Harington /

80 years after the outbreak of World War II, My Grandparents' War follows leading Hollywood actors as they re-trace the footsteps of their grandparents and learn how those six years changed the lives of their families and the world forever. Episode 1: Actor Kit Harington, who has played soldier...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hanly, Francis (Director, Producer), Nightingale, Paula (Producer), Fairbank, Rebecca (Producer), Bingham, Alex (Television producer) (Producer), Catz, Caroline (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Harington, Kit, > 1986- > Family.
World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain.
Actors > Genealogy.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Great Britain.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Grande-Bretagne.
Acteurs > Généalogies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > Grande-Bretagne.
Actors
Families
Secret service
War > Underground movements
Great Britain
1939-1945
Documentary television programs
Genealogy
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:80 years after the outbreak of World War II, My Grandparents' War follows leading Hollywood actors as they re-trace the footsteps of their grandparents and learn how those six years changed the lives of their families and the world forever. Episode 1: Actor Kit Harington, who has played soldiers, spies, and - in Game of Thrones - warriors, discovers that his grandparents played comparable roles in their real lives during WWII. Speaking with family members and historians, he gains a new appreciation of the courage and sacrifice all four grandparents shared as they fought for their country and for a cause.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed May 18, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (42 minutes)
Playing Time:00:41:57