Documentary focusing on a Grenadier Guards platoon, and showing how a guardsman's death was a turning point in the public's awareness of the human cost of IEDs.
The second episode focuses on a young platoon from the Grenadier Guards and their terrifying struggle with landmines, also known as Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Captain Alex Rawlins filmed his men as they lost of one their mates, 23-year-old Guardsman Jamie Janes, who stood on a landmine during a patrol.
The film shows how Jamie Janes's death became a turning point in the British public's awareness of the human cost of IEDs and how a misspelled letter turned into a political storm for the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
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Growing up on the frontline
Duration: 01:21
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Shaun Dooley |
| Narrator | Shaun Dooley |
| Executive Producer | Colin Barr |
| Executive Producer | Colin Barr |
| Executive Producer | Colin Barr |
| Producer | John Douglas |
| Director | John Douglas |
Broadcasts
Tue 14 Jun 201121:00- Wed 15 Jun 201100:15
- Sun 19 Jun 201123:30
- Mon 20 Jun 201102:55
- Tue 21 Jun 201101:15
- Tue 21 Jun 201104:10
- Thu 4 Aug 201121:00
- Fri 5 Aug 201103:20
Thu 25 Aug 201122:35- Christmas Day 201121:00BBC News Channel BBC News UK
Series 2
The second series of Our War features insights into the lives of our front line troops.
