WW1 Time capsule: ‘they trusted us to open it at the right time’
In 1924, a group of British postal workers put together a time capsule that, despite the odds, has survived. They left clear instructions that it should be opened on 4 August 2014. But it might never have been brought to public attention were it not for a woman called Janice Kennedy. She read about it in an old diary while researching her family tree. But this was only a year before it was due to be opened and she was worried she wouldn’t find it in time. She tells Jennifer Tracey why it’s so important.
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from 16/08/2014
- 
                                                ![]()  Astonishing letter from WW1Duration: 04:09 
More clips from iPM
- 
                                                ![]()  Stephen Fry: Podcasts are best for weight lossDuration: 00:53 
- 
                                                ![]()  Stephen Fry reads your newsDuration: 02:24 
- 
                                                ![]()  My right to decide to turn off my pacemakerDuration: 03:27 
- 
                                                ![]()  'I'm ten years old and I'm both a boy and a girl'Duration: 05:38 
 
         
             
             
             
             
            