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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for episode 1 of World on Fire Season 2.

Historical advisor Richard Overy joins us as we kick off Season 2 of World on Fire. A lot happened in that first year of WWII, and because this show closely follows the real life history of the war, we want to take a moment to get oriented. If you’re confused about the North African campaign, never ending bombings in Manchester, or the U.S’s non-involvement, don’t fret. We here at MASTERPIECE Studio have got you covered. Let us bring you up to speed about everything in Episode 1.

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0:39.8	I'm Jay Slaykov and you're listening to Masterpiece Studio, October 1940.
0:45.4	Manchester, England is under attack by two Luftwaffe planes, which bombed the city
0:50.0	in the dead of night, forcing the Royal Air Force to take to the skies.
0:54.4	RAF pilots David, played by Greg Salkin, and Shortbread, played by Geraint Downing, do
0:59.8	their best to protect King and Country, but the thick Manchester fog makes it impossible
1:04.5	to see their enemies clearly.
1:06.8	Shortbread eventually shoots down one of the German bombers, but David is ambushed from behind.
1:24.4	On the ground below, Harry and Kasha arrive at Robina's house, where Kasha and Jan reunite
1:34.6	for the first time since the start of the war.
1:37.5	This is also the first time Kasha and Robina come face-to-face, and Kasha receives a well
1:43.8	classic Robina greeting.
1:59.0	This season on World on Fire, the action swings to the Egyptian desert, where the British
2:03.3	Army prepares to hold off the Italians and Axis powers from gaining further ground.
2:08.7	And it is here that we meet the British Indian Army, led by a second lieutenant Rajeeb
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