BBC Women at War 100 Years of Service Series 1 1of6 June Brown
Women at War: 100 Years of Service
To mark a century since women first took on roles alongside men in the armed forces, five celebrities with a connection to the military experience how things have changed in the years since.
Part 1: June Brown
Actress June Brown relives her wartime experience in the Wrens, when women were encouraged to join the war effort to ‘free a man for the fleet’, and takes the controls of a warship as she finds out what life is like for women serving in the Royal Navy today.
To mark a century since women first took on roles alongside men in the armed forces, five celebrities with a connection to the military experience how things have changed in the years since.
Part 1: June Brown
Actress June Brown relives her wartime experience in the Wrens, when women were encouraged to join the war effort to ‘free a man for the fleet’, and takes the controls of a warship as she finds out what life is like for women serving in the Royal Navy today.