ITV to air documentary on Captain Tom Moore's time during the Second World War

Captain Tom Moore, a Yorkshireman who has found fame by raising millions of pounds for the NHS doing 100 laps of his garden, will tell the story of his part in the Second World War, for a documentary to be shown on VE Day.
By John Blow
Published 23rd Apr 2020, 16:40 BST
Updated 23rd Apr 2020, 17:16 BST
The 99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after he achieved his goal of 100 laps of his garden - raising nearly millions for the NHS.The 99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after he achieved his goal of 100 laps of his garden - raising nearly millions for the NHS.
The 99-year-old war veteran Captain Tom Moore at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, after he achieved his goal of 100 laps of his garden - raising nearly millions for the NHS.

The former British Army Officer, who is originally from Keighley and who raised more than £28million for the NHS by walking the century of lengths with his frame, fought in Burma and shares his memories of the conflict to draw attention to the “forgotten war” on the occasion.

Airing just a week after his own 100th birthday celebrations, Captain Tom’s War, produced by North One Television for ITV, looks back on the time Allied troops from 40 nations attempted to repel the invading forces of Imperial Japan from the British colony over almost three years, between 1941 and 1944.

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"Hearing this from Captain Tom Moore, who fought in Burma, means we will find out a lot more about the man who has done so much to raise our spirits at this time and the experience he and many others faced during World War Two on an occasion when we rightly come together to thank them for their sacrifice.”

The Burma campaign, fought in what is now known as Myanmar, remains “relatively unknown” – an issue for the Yorkshireman, says ITV, which is why he committed to making the programme.

It will also feature his daughters Lucy and Hannah.

Captain Tom entered officer training in 1940 at the age of 20, going on to serve in India before reaching Burma.

There he was involved in the massive amphibious assault on Arakan, the instrumental part of recapturing the location, before pushing on with his troops to the capital, Rangoon.

The 30-minute documentary is produced by James Woodroffe and executive produced by Neil Duncanson and Steve Gowan.

It will air on ITV on Friday May 8 at 8pm.

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