Wartime Farm , Christmas Special : Christmas Special

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Christmas Special: During Christmastime in 1944, shortages and German bombs stretched morale to the breaking point. Ruth finds out how the Women's Voluntary Service lifted people's spirits, and Peter helps brew some improvised potato beer. Then Peter and Ruth travel on a vintage steam train to Chislehurst Caves, where they discover what Christmas was like for some of the 15,000 people who sheltered there.

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