Does anyone else remember Sunday 3rd September, 1939?

Question

WW2 began with UK, France, Australia and New Zealand.declared war on Germany following the invasion of Poland.

I remember how serious my parent's were, got shushed every time the news came on, the atmosphere was serious and palpable.

We were due to go to Norfolk on holiday the following day, but that was cancelled.

I don't remember when I realised the grim reality of it all, bur realise it I did.

Do you remember Rob Wilton "The day war broke out..." and Worker's Playtime, Geraldo and Band Wagon?

Answer 1

@1100hrs "we are at war with Germany"

you forgot 'ITMA'

someone mentioned Ted Ray, he lived at the end of our road

Answer 2

Nope was born in 1981  

Answer 3

No i was only born in 1985!

Must have been pretty s**t though :(

*hugs!*

Answer 4

i was born yesterday

Answer 5

I am not that old but,I do remember workers playtime and the billy cotton band show.On the radio also horace batchelor and his winning formula for the football pools.And the good old radio luxenburg.

Answer 6

d**k Barton & The Man in Black was more in

my line on a radio,"Wireless",that ran on glass

accumulators that had to be taken to the cycle

shop to be charged up.Yep when war was

declared we went to the cinema to watch

Movitone News showing german Stukas

bombing Poland.Then rationing was introduced,

and the only kids that were fat were

those who's parents owned a shop,the

rest of us tightened our belts to our back

bones.Frank Randal was my favourite

film star fallowed by Old Mother Riley.

PS Froghunt made me laugh

with his astonishment you could

remember that far back.lol

Answer 7

Nope i was born in 1987  

Answer 8

No I was not around until 1941. i do remember Bandwagon  Worker's Playtime and Geraldo I think.

I also remember Tommy Hanley  just, Ted Ray in Ray's a Laugh and Educating Archie and Ben Lyons and Bebbie Danials. All of these were before television was readily available  

Answer 9

wow. respect ma'am.

The answer is not I do not remember.

But I am speechless that..sorry don't mean to be rude, but , you can use a computer, which gets to show how my mum is just lazy.

Anyway, you are like gold. You can remember some of the most important part of our history, no just the dates and places and speeches, but the every day feelings, reaction, fears, through the eyes of a child and the adults around you. when you say anymore questions is like well where do you want me to start?

How did you live when evacuated and did you manage to go back to your home?You should take part in schools discussion and help children get an insight of the war that no book can offer.

And if you ever come to London you e-mail me and I'd love to take you out for a cofee, can you say this in YAhoo answer?maybe not, but I don't read staff like this very often, so pls, if in London be my guest.

Answer 10

I was not around then, but I do just remember worker`s playtime on the radio at dinner time when home from school  

Answer 11

I was born in 1957 -- My dad was only 11 and my mom was 12.

Answer 12

no i wasnt born in 1939 but all i can say is so much for the maginot line, oh yeah its all well france having 500,000 men there in underground tunnels with trains and cinemas but the germans just walked around it fools should have finished the job but yeah they were terrible times

Answer 13

I don't remember that, but you must have a great memory. That was nearly 70 years ago, so you must be at least 70 (if you don't mind me saying). At that age it's amazing that you have kept up and you can also use a computer! You are amazing! It must be really scary during the war. Did you get evacuated?

Answer 14

i dont remember, coz i was born in 1988.. but my grandma talks to me a lot about those times and i totally remember this date from my studies..