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Birdwatching: How Four Prisoners of War Survived Captivity
Birdwatching: How Four Prisoners of War Survived Captivity
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This episode tells the incredible story of four Second World War British POWs who overcame the trials and tribulations of internment through a shared passion for birdwatching. Derek Niemann, a specialist in natural history and author of Birds in a Cage, joins Dan to discuss why this obsession helped them survive the POW camps, and how it drove them to become giants of post-war British wildlife conservation.Produced by Hannah Ward and edited by Dougal Patmore.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe to History Hit today!Download History Hit app from the Google Play store.Download History Hit app from the Apple Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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