The Wartime Forties
Big band, the home front and the spirit of the 1940s.
Puzzles
8 puzzlesBig Band & Swing
Glenn Miller, bandleaders and the music that kept spirits high
Dance Hall Days
Jitterbug nights, big band brass and the wartime palais.
Forties Fashion
Utility frocks, victory rolls and seamed stockings with wartime flair.
Forties Kitchen
Ration books, Dig for Victory and making do with scraps.
Silver Screen Forties
Golden-age cinema — Casablanca, Brief Encounter, the picture house.
The Home Front
Rationing, blackouts, Anderson shelters and the Blitz spirit.
Victory Celebrations
Street parties, bunting and dancing on the day peace came home.
Wartime Wireless
The BBC, Vera Lynn and gathering round the wireless