Three Million
The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it.
Episodes (9 available)
The Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War II.
3 mins
The Bengal famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War 2
28 mins
The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions.
28 mins
Famine grips Bengal but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine.
29 mins
The discovery of cassette tapes throw new light on colonial responsibility.
28 mins
Three million people died - but why are they not better remembered?
29 mins
How the legacy of the Bengal famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today.
29 mins
Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.
41 mins
Kavita Puri's new series charts key moments in Britain's war against Japan in WWII.
5 mins