Dramas

By BBC World Service

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Episodes: 16


 May 15, 2023


 Feb 20, 2019

Description

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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Bonus: The making of Purple Heart Warriors
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 Jan 06, 2025
Purple Heart Warriors: 6. ‘Go for broke’
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 Dec 30, 2024
Purple Heart Warriors: 5. The lost battalion
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 Dec 23, 2024
Purple Heart Warriors: 4. Screaming Mimis
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 Dec 16, 2024
Purple Heart Warriors: 3. True Americans
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 Dec 09, 2024
Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
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 Dec 09, 2024
Purple Heart Warriors: 1. Memorial day
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 Dec 09, 2024
Trailer: Purple Heart Warriors
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 Nov 25, 2024
Fukushima: 7. Atonement
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 Jun 25, 2023
Fukushima: 6. Legacy
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 Jun 18, 2023
Fukushima: 5. Invisible enemy
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 Jun 11, 2023
Fukushima: 4. Evacuation
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 Jun 04, 2023
Fukushima: 3. Explosion
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 May 28, 2023
Fukushima: 2. Emergency
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 May 21, 2023
Fukushima: 1. Tsunami
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 May 14, 2023
Trailer: Fukushima
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 May 03, 2023