In September 1939, the British government embarked on the biggest civilian operation in British history when it moved over a million children out of British cities to live with strangers in the countryside.

In this episode, we'll learn about this amazing mission and the mark it left on the country.

• September 1st, 1939 - the start of Operation Pied Piper


• Why children were sent away before the first bomb had even fallen


• Which cities were affected by evacuation?


• Dividing the country into three separate zones for evacuation


• Why it was called Operation Pied Piper


• Who was actually evacuated?


• Sending gold to Canada and paintings to Wales


• How the children were chosen to stay with host families


• How urban children reacted to countryside life


• Why the children returned after a few months of "the phoney war"


• Government propaganda: "Don't Do It, Mother. Leave the Children Where They Are"


• The Blitz starts and the children return to the countryside


• The mixed reaction of the evacuated children


• Psychological effects on evacuated children


• The mark Operation Pied Piper left on the country

Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/operation-pied-piper

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