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Andy Chatterton

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
364 total appearances

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Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

So from here, you would have been abased here for a fortnight and you would be going out every night.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

I can't believe there would be seven to eight men cramped in here.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

Seven men cramped in here.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

It's not a lot of space, is it?

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

So, Ken, so you would come in and in here in 43, 44, what would we have seen in this structure?

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

Would we have seen bunks either side?

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

And what was the lighting?

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

What did you use for lighting?

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

Candles, just candles.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

With candles about.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

Well, this is slightly different because they've made use of the quarry surroundings.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

And obviously quite a few of them worked in the quarry.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

So we're quite used to handling explosives and digging out.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

And this is what this one really is.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

Usually they're in a forest or a copse or something like that.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

So this is a little bit different.

Dan Snow's History Hit
Churchill's Secret Army

But it does give you that impression of just how grim it would have been.