The war, from the kitchen
The Home Front
Not the front line but the country behind it: ration points, war bonds, letters overseas and the comedy that kept running anyway.
1942 – 1945 · 5 stops · 2h 9m
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The war paid for on air — the pitch that ran between every other programme.
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Hollywood's biggest names, donated to sell the same bonds.
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Domestic comedy that never stopped for the war, which was the point.
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The other direction: home reaching the forces overseas.
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The commercial break as its own small artifact of the period.
