Three Million

The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it.

Radio 4,9 episodes

Episodes

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Introducing Three Million: The Bengal Famine, WWII's Forgotten Story
The Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War II.
08 Mar 2024,2 mins
1. War
The Bengal famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War 2
25 Feb 2024,28 mins
2. The Cigarette Tin
The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions.
03 Mar 2024,28 mins
3. The F-Word
Famine grips Bengal but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine.
10 Mar 2024,28 mins
4. The Tapes
The discovery of cassette tapes throw new light on colonial responsibility.
17 Mar 2024,28 mins
5. Ghosts
Three million people died - but why are they not better remembered?
24 Mar 2024,28 mins
6. Silk Scarves
How the legacy of the Bengal famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today.
12 Jun 2024,29 mins
7. Road to the Past
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
29 Aug 2024,40 mins,
Introducing The Second Map
Kavita Puri's new series charts key moments in Britain's war against Japan in WWII.
4 mins