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History's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes: Series 3, Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz

History's Heroes

History's Secret Heroes: Series 3

Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz

March 4, 2025

30 minutes

Available for over a year

After twelve weeks of nightly bombings, tensions are running high in London’s air raid shelters. Can warden Ita Ekpenyon stop a riot from breaking out?

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. her for incredible tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.

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A BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Producer: Emma Weatherill

Assistant Producer: Rachel Oakes

Executive Producer: Paul Smith

Written by Alex von Tunzelmann

Ita Ekpenyon read by Jude Akuwudike

Commissioning editor for Radio 4: Rhian Roberts