#OnThisDay 1909: Sir Nicholas Winton was born. In 1938, he brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children. You can see the full story here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/nicholas_winton_on_thats_life/zbmxhbk | BBC Archive

In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton quietly arranged the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe, offering them a chance at life while much of the world looked away. He kept his courageous efforts hidden for decades—even from his own wife. It wasn’t until 1988, during a television program, that his secret finally emerged. Sitting in the studio audience, Winton was moved to tears when the host revealed that the people around him were the very children he had saved—now adults! #history #w

Découvrez l’incroyable histoire vraie de Sir Nicholas Winton, l'homme qui sauvé des centaines d'enfants de la dictature nazie. UNE VIE, un film bouleversant avec Anthony Hopkins, le 21 février au cinéma. | SND

Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued almost 700 children headed for Nazi concentration camps, has died at the age of 106. He arranged for children to be evacuated from Prague and Vienna for a new life in Britain - but kept quiet about his heroics for half a century. | Channel 4 News