30 Épisodes

  1. Bonus: The making of Purple Heart Warriors

    Publié: 06/01/2025

  2. Purple Heart Warriors: 6. ‘Go for broke’

    Publié: 30/12/2024

  3. Purple Heart Warriors: 5. The lost battalion

    Publié: 23/12/2024

  4. Purple Heart Warriors: 4. Screaming Mimis

    Publié: 16/12/2024

  5. Purple Heart Warriors: 3. True Americans

    Publié: 09/12/2024

  6. Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’

    Publié: 09/12/2024

  7. Purple Heart Warriors: 1. Memorial day

    Publié: 09/12/2024

  8. Trailer: Purple Heart Warriors

    Publié: 25/11/2024

  9. New drama coming

    Publié: 19/11/2024

  10. Trailer: The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam

    Publié: 31/05/2024

  11. Bonus: U.Me The Complete Musical

    Publié: 07/03/2024

  12. Fukushima: 7. Atonement

    Publié: 25/06/2023

  13. Fukushima: 6. Legacy

    Publié: 18/06/2023

  14. Fukushima: 5. Invisible enemy

    Publié: 11/06/2023

  15. Fukushima: 4. Evacuation

    Publié: 04/06/2023

  16. Fukushima: 3. Explosion

    Publié: 28/05/2023

  17. Fukushima: 2. Emergency

    Publié: 21/05/2023

  18. Fukushima: 1. Tsunami

    Publié: 14/05/2023

  19. Trailer: Fukushima

    Publié: 03/05/2023

  20. Get ready for changes

    Publié: 25/04/2023

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Immersive storytelling from the BBC World Service. The home of original drama.The latest season is Purple Heart Warriors, a time-travelling drama about the Japanese American soldiers who became legends of US military history. Inspired by real events, it’s the little-known story of the 442nd Regiment, decorated for their bravery fighting the Nazi German army in World War Two. Narrated by Will Sharpe and written by Oscar nominee Iris Yamashita, it is told in six-parts.Also listen to our previous season: Fukushima. This seven-part nuclear drama tells the story of the tsunami which hit in 2011. It follows the heroes who fight to contain the disaster and those whose mistakes led Japan to catastrophe.

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