The Big Snow of '47

1h 7m
Documentary
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Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villages. How did Brits survive the snowiest winter ever recorded - and could it happen again? A host of familiar faces including John Craven, Amanda Barrie, Timothy West and Neil Kinnock share their childhood memories of the icy winter of '47 and explain why it remains unparalleled to this day.

Cast

Sue Johnston
Self - Narrator (voice)
John Craven
Self
Clare Nasir
Self
Paul Hudson
Self
Ruth Goodman
Self
Neil Kinnock
Self
Amanda Barrie
Self
Johnny Ball
Self
Timothy West
Self
Pete Waterman
Self

Crew

Joel Mapp
Director, Producer

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