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Fleeing the Reich

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One of a trilogy of films depicting Channel Islanders' experiences of occupation by the German forces is the true story behind The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. In 1940, carried on a wave of rumour and panic, thirty thousand Channel Islanders fled their homes, their livelihoods and the islands for five long years in exile. Arriving in England with just one small case and only twenty pounds in cash, they were sent by rail across the country from Oldham to Glasgow. Children separated from parents, all cast adrift in an alien culture. Homeless and jobless, the adventures that befell them helped forge friendships the length and breadth of Great Britain which survive to this day. This is their story. ©2005 The Clearvue Projection Partnership ltd ...more
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Fleeing the Reich
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2018Apr 28
One of a trilogy of films depicting Channel Islanders' experiences of occupation by the German forces is the true story behind The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. In 1940, carried on a wave of rumour and panic, thirty thousand Channel Islanders fled their homes, their livelihoods and the islands for five long years in exile. Arriving in England with just one small case and only twenty pounds in cash, they were sent by rail across the country from Oldham to Glasgow. Children separated from parents, all cast adrift in an alien culture. Homeless and jobless, the adventures that befell them helped forge friendships the length and breadth of Great Britain which survive to this day. This is their story. ©2005 The Clearvue Projection Partnership ltd

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