Dunkirk WWII Special: Angel of Grasmere with Mr Dilly and Tom Palmer

A commemoration History Special this May as Mr Dilly's WORLD OF HISTORY presents a perfect event for schools, all children KS2 plus, those interested in WWII history, and curious minds everywhere!

Join Mr Dilly and multi award-winning children's author Tom Palmer as they co-host and commemorate the WWII events of the evacuation at Dunkirk, and on its publication day, they discuss the story, characters and events behind his latest WWII novel Angel of Grasmere.

Learn about the incredible Dunkirk evacuation during World War II (1939–45)where around 340,000 British, French, and Belgian allied soldiers were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in France. See Tom on location from Dunkirk and the Grasmere Fells, discover the story behind the Dunkirk evacuation, and the life-threatening conditions in which the soldiers were being rescued, and be amazed at the bravery of the civilian sailors who helped saved them.

The event features:

- Join Tom Palmer speaking on location from the beaches of Dunkirk and the Grasmere Fells

- Interview and conversation with Mr Dilly and Tom Palmer

- Watch footage of the Dunkirk evacuation

- Listen to pre-recorded interviews with some of the Dunkirk veterans

About Angel of Grasmere - the book by Tom Palmer:

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer.

July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at Dunkirk, she and her friends scour the hills around their Lake District home, watching for any signs of the long-dreaded Nazi invasion.

But as the war drags on, with little good news from the front, the locals become aware of someone carrying out anonymous acts of kindness, such as saving a flock of sheep from a snowdrift and getting help for an injured farmer who might other wise have died.

With no one claiming credit, they come to think of this unidentified stranger as a kind of guardian angel, but when his identity is finally revealed can Tarn come to terms with the truth…?

This event is a live on-air STREAMYARD webinar and will be shown on the Mr Dilly website.