BACKGROUND
Anne Frank: The Bigger Picture
Anne Frank was given her diary as a birthday present on her 13th birthday, the 12th June 1942. This where the BBC series begins. But it's not the beginning of Anne's story. Why did Anne have to go into hiding in Amsterdam with her family just a month after the first diary entry? Why was this German family living in Holland in the first place?
To find out about Anne’s life prior to receiving the diary click on Anne Frank and the Diary (left).
And what about after those in hiding, and their helpers, were caught? The story of Anne Frank carries on a lot further than the last episode of the drama.
To find out more about what happened to those in hiding with Anne and those helping the families, click on Helpers and Hiders (left).