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The World at War
12:50 am - 02:00 am Thursday, November 5
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow
Season 1 · Episode 14
The longest retreat in British military history, when Allied troops defending Burma in 1942 were confronted by Japanese forces well prepared for jungle warfare. Narrated by Laurence Olivier
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- Laurence Olivier — Narrator
- John Pett — Director
- John Williams — Writer
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