VE Day: First Days of Peace

Dr Julie Anderson appears on BBC documentary discussing postwar recuperation in South-East England

As part of the BBC’s coverage of the 70th anniversary of VE Day the School of History’s Dr Julie Anderson appeared on an episode of the BBC series VE Day: First Days of Peace providing expert analysis on recuperation in South-East England in the aftermath of the Second World War.

The beach at Margate, Kent in July 1946
The beach at Margate, Kent in July 1946

Dr Anderson, whose publications include ‘Soul of a nation’: War, Disability and Rehabilitation in Britain (Manchester University Press, 2011), was filmed at Margate’s Royal Sea Bathing Hospital discussing the Open Air Movement with the author, Anthony Horowitz.

You can see Dr Anderson’s appearance via the BBC iPlayer until 11th June 2015.