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 2011 21:00- Wed 15 Jun 2011 00:15
- Sun 19 Jun 2011 23:30
- Mon 20 Jun 2011 02:55
- Tue 21 Jun 2011 01:15
- Tue 21 Jun 2011 04:10
- Thu 4 Aug 2011 21:00
- Fri 5 Aug 2011 03:20
Thu 25 Aug 2011 22:35- Christmas Day 2011 21:00BBC News UK
Series 2
The second series of Our War features insights into the lives of our front line troops.