I’m a pretty light sleeper and there have been...

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I’m a pretty light sleeper and there have been many times I’ve woken up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep. But one of the blessings of waking up at these ungodly hours has been listening to the BBC World Service’s programme Witness.

It’s an excellent collection of interviews with people who have experienced great moments in history. One interview which stuck out was a replay of a 1960 recording with Sergeant John Bridges. In it, he recalls his experience retreating from Dunkirk in 1940 during World War II. It’s a powerful and dramatic personal tale and I recommend it highly.

If you interested in learning more about Sergeant Bridges, London’s Daily Telegraph has an obituary of him here (he died in 2006 aged 87).