| MUMBAI:
As part of its year-long programming event The Spirit of 1940, the UKTV-owned
channel Yesterday has commissioned two shows for next year.
Co-written
and presented by John Nettles,The Channel Islands at War will mark the
70th anniversary of the German invasion and occupation of the Channel Islands.
The project has been produced by Pug Films.
Ration
Book Britain, produced by Optomen Television, is the other show that will
commemorate the beginning of food rationing in Britain as chef Valentine Warner
(What to Eat Now) explores the food and recipes that kept wartime Britain
alive for 14 years.
Said UKTV's director of factual and factual-entertainment
commissioning, Jane Rogerson, "These two commissions give us the perfect
opportunity to unearth and capture personal insights that are becoming rarer and
rarer to create two captivating programmes that really add another dimension to
recognised historic events such as the occupation of the Channel Islands and rationing." Yesterday's
acting channel head, Adrian Wills, added, "With its massive lineup of significant
events such as Dunkirk, food rationing and Churchill becoming Prime Minister,
1940 is arguably the most important year in British history and one that we believe
defined the British spirit for many decades thereafter." | 
