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  • 1. Everlasting Oblivion

    1. Everlasting Oblivion
    Oct 31 2023
    I start my journey in Singapore and hear about the fall of the city in 1942 and what happened to the men who surrendered.
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    43 Min.
  • 2. Extreme Separation

    2. Extreme Separation
    Oct 31 2023
    I travel from Singapore to Thailand by train along the same route used by those sent to work on the Death Railway. And I discover that it wasn’t just POWs who worked there.
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    46 Min.
  • 3. Dante’s Inferno

    3. Dante’s Inferno
    Oct 31 2023
    I hear the the real story of the so-called ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’ and visit the infamous Hellfire Pass.
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    45 Min.
  • 4. Playing god every day

    4. Playing god every day
    Oct 31 2023
    I learn about the fatal diseases that were so prevalent on the Death Railway and also about the heroic doctors who did so much to help the sick under such challenging circumstances.
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    47 Min.
  • 5. Beautiful Doughnuts

    5. Beautiful Doughnuts
    Oct 31 2023
    I discuss the lengths men would go to in order to survive on the railway and, with the railway complete, what happened next to those involved.
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    53 Min.
  • 6. May I touch your hand?

    6. May I touch your hand?
    Oct 31 2023
    I attend the opening ceremony for a memorial for victims of the Death Railway and reflect on how people sought closure from their experiences of working on the railway.
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    1 Std. und 10 Min.