Modern kids + WWII ration books = chaos you can't look away from
Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestEvacuation was a children's reality television series presented by Matt Baker which was broadcast on CBBC between September 2006 and February 2008 where six boys and six girls from across the United Kingdom experienced living as evacuees in World War II.
Production
Immersive 1940s recreation down to the itchy wool underwear
Acting
Kids' genuine reactions—no scripts, just raw historical shock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 2000s CBBC trend of 'tough history' shows that made British millennials weirdly knowledgeable about wartime privation.
Several participants later reported being recognized years later by teachers who used their specific episodes in history lessons.
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