Fall of the Shah
By BBC World Service
Immersive storytelling from the BBC World Service. The home of original drama.
The latest season is Purple Heart Warriors, a time-travelling drama about the Japanese American soldiers who became legends of US military history. Inspired by real events, it’s the little-known story of the 442nd Regiment, decorated for their bravery fighting the Nazi German army in World War Two. Narrated by Will Sharpe and written by Oscar nominee Iris Yamashita, it is told in six-parts.
Also listen to our previous season: Fukushima. This seven-part nuclear drama tells the story of the tsunami which hit in 2011. It follows the heroes who fight to contain the disaster and those whose mistakes led Japan to catastrophe.
Latest episode
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Purple Heart Warriors: 6. ‘Go for broke’
The 442nd take on the Nazi enemy -
Purple Heart Warriors: 5. The lost battalion
With half of the men lost, the most dangerous battle of all awaits -
Purple Heart Warriors: 4. Screaming Mimis
Ken and his Japanese American comrades experience the horror of World War Two combat -
Purple Heart Warriors: 3. True Americans
The battalion heads for Europe and Ken is desperate -
Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
Ken goes to a Japanese American internment camp and is shocked at what he sees -
Purple Heart Warriors: 1. Memorial day
In Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, a young American is transported back to World War Two -
Coming soon: Purple Heart Warriors
Time-travelling drama about the Japanese American legends of US military history -
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Fukushima: 7. Atonement
A former energy company executive seeks atonement for not preventing the disaster -
Fukushima: 6. Legacy
Years after the disaster, one of the “suicide squad” questions his heroism
