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Main themes covered: the Blitz, education, rationing, socialising during the war.

00:00 – 05:30 General introduction, family life and growing up

05:30 – 08:00 Education during the war, changes to family life following the outbreak of war

08:00 – 09:30 Spare time and exploring Sheffield during the war

09:30 – 11:00 Sheffield Blitz and bomb damage

11:00 – 19:30 Rationing, allotments, clothes, Christmas during rationing, knitting

19:30 – 23:00 Cinemas and dancing in Sheffield

23:00 – 25:00 VE Day celebrations, life after the war

25:00 – 40:00 Sheffield Blitz, bomb damage, Anderson shelters, fear of being hit

40:00 – 44:00 Importance of religion, strict schooling

44:00 – 47:00 Life after the war, gaining qualifications

47:00 - Family and remarriage

END