However horrific it was at the time, the Second World War was a period full of nostalgia for everyone who lived through it.  Music and Entertainment played a most important part in maintaining morale.  There were comedy numbers, which kept up spirits by mocking the enemy and songs full of hope, which kept a nation united.

At 11 O'Clock on the morning of Sunday 3rd September 1939, there was a nervous silence throughout Britain as radios were tuned in for the Prime Minister's message to the nation, which in the event, was the official declaration of war....

The Cast	Armed Forces	The Cast
The Hand Jive!	Evacuees	The Troops