To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2, schoolchildren all over the country took part in an exciting project linked to the BBC2 series Britain’s Greatest Generation, which told the life stories of some extraordinary last survivors from the Second World War, now in their nineties and hundreds.

With help from the charity Into Film the children were given the chance to make short life-story films about elderly people in their community. To help them, wonderful archive film was made available by the British Film Institute and the British Council.

We worked with a young film crew to illustrate the ten top tips on how to make a good life story film. Featuring the brilliant young schoolchildren Maya, Maisie, Oliver and Max who we helped to make their own film interviewing an extraordinary survivor from WW2, Fergus Anckorn. The film was nominated for a BAFTA in 2016.

Made in association with Testimony Films. See the full programme here.