Letters of Love in WW2 Podcast
1) 1. At Sea: Optimistic Goodbyes
When Sue Mowforth found a bundle of letters written by her belated parents, she was about to uncover the love story that made her family who they are today. In 1940, just three months after they wed, ...Show More
2) Extra: Interview with Ancestry genealogist Simon Pearce
“We can learn so much not just from letters and correspondence but just from talking to family and keeping the stories alive.”Series director Sam Pearson interviews Ancestry's resident genealogist Sim...Show More
3) Extra: Memories of Cyril and Olga
“He was doing 100 press-ups every morning.”The Mowforth family share some of their fond memories of Cyril and Olga.Leave a review to Letters of Love in WW2 on your favourite podcast app or get in touc...Show More
4) Extra: The importance of the letters to the family
"It's massively important, historically, to find these letters. It's going to be one of the last eras where that's going to happen."The Mowforth family share their thoughts on what finding Cyril and O...Show More
5) Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences
"I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents."Cyril and Olga's letters give a remarkable insight into the personal experiences ...Show More
6) 8. VE Day: Grief and Relief
As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again in the fact that their love has survived so many years apart. They will go one to start the family they always dreamed of, with ne...Show More
7) 7. Bergen-Belsen: Sorrow and Shock
As Olga gets a taste of Germany’s ‘Flying Bombs’ in Sheffield, Cyril knows the end of the war is coming as he drives the lead tank of his unit through Germany. As the couple reaches the five year...Show More
8) 6. Germany: On the Approach
Cyril joins the British Liberation Army as a Corporal, beginning the trek from Normandy across Belgium and Holland en route to Germany. The pace of his unit means that his letters become less frequent...Show More
9) 5. D-Day: Visitations
As troops prepare for the invasion of Normandy, Cyril is suddenly sent back to British soil to retrieve a new, heavier, tank, surprising Olga for a short time. Based at the Catterick Army Camp, Olga g...Show More
10) 4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses
Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eighteen-month mark of their separation, the sense of helpl...Show More