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Mission Control: Series Two

Are you ready for your mission?

Family Mission: Brilliant Biscuits

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Family Mission: Brilliant Biscuits

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Family Mission: Grow Your Own

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Family Mission: Tales from the Trenches Quiz

Family Mission: Carers Quiz

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Family Mission: Carers Quiz

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Family Mission: Portraits for Volunteers

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Family Mission: Morse Code

Morse code was widely used during the Second World War by Britain’s armed forces. Learn how to use it to send your own messages!

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Family Mission: Throwback Games

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Family Mission: Made to Measure

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Family Mission: Secret Messages and Spies

Mission Control: Series One

Choose a challenge and let us know how you get on!

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Family Mission: Animal Investigators

Use your animal investigator skills to find out what roles these special animals played during wartime.

Poster for IWM Family Mission: VE Day House Party featuring photographs of celebrations on VE Day

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Family Mission: VE Day House Party

Swing into the VE Day Bank Holiday and (house) party like it’s 1945 with our special Family Mission! CBBC Presenter Ben Shires has your mission briefing and a special masterclass for you to enjoy.

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Family Mission: DIY Walkie Talkies

Ben Shires reports from submarine HMS Quiff with a challenge for you - can you design your own walkie talkie?

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Family Mission: Parachute Jump

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Family Mission: Mystery Messages

Discover your secret code name and use invisible ink to create your top secret ID card!

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Family Mission: Paper Plane Challenge

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Family Mission: Letters from Home

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Family Mission: A 1940s Christmas graphic

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Family Mission: A 1940's Christmas

Family Mission - Mathematical Menagerie - graphic

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Family Mission: Mathematical Menagerie

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