This work covers tales from local people whose journey through life has taken them from their homeland to Britain as well as those who left the Southwest for a life overseas. Testimonies and reconstructions tell of child migrants, war brides and African immigrants amongst others.

The West at War accompanies a major new 6-part series for ITV1 West of England, produced by Testimony Films and to be broadcast across May/June 2005. It commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two and features the stories of servicemen and women from Bristol and the South West. As the years take their toll, and the number of surviving veterans dwindles, this may be the last opportunity to record the personal testimonies of those who took part in battles from the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of Burma.