• The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew

  • Apr 4 2025
  • Duración: 38 m
  • Podcast

The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew

  • Resumen

  • When Britain entered its first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, many found comfort in evoking the British wartime spirit. A timely hero emerged - Captain Tom Moore, a WWII veteran who walked up and down his garden to raise money for frontline nurses. But when the fundraising switched to a new charity, did anyone think to check where was the money was going?

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