Evacuation is a British children's reality television series presented by Matt Baker which was broadcast on CBBC between September 2006 and February 2008 where six boys and six girls from across the United Kingdom experienced living as evacuees in World War II.
The children lived exactly as wartime evacuees would have: they ate meals, attended school, wore clothes, were given haircuts, and were punished for misbehavior as was customary during the 1940s.
The children engaged in traditional wartime activities, such as building air-raid shelters.
When they were not being filmed, the adults continued to stay in character to maintain the illusion that the scenario was real.
The second series, known as Evacuation to the Manor House, began transmission on CBBC on BBC One on 17 January 2008.