TV SERIES
Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain
War & PoliticsDocumentary
Documentary series examining the effects of individual bombs that fell during the Blitz, from their initial impact on individual lives right through to their consequences for World War Two and the present day.
You may also like
TV
The World at War
1973Series
TV
WWII in HD
2009Series
TV
The War
2007Series
TV
World War II in Colour
2009Series
TV
TV
World War II with Tom Hanks
2026Series
TV
How to Become a Tyrant
2021Series
TV
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023Series
TV
Five Came Back
2017Series
TV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Series
TV
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
2024Series
TV
The World Wars
2014Series
Episodes
4 Episodes
011. London
Episode one follows a bomb that fell on Martindale Road in the East End of London on the first night of the Blitz. Stan Harris and Norman Pirie were boys in 1940, but their memories of that fateful night are crystal clear.
022. Hull
This second episode explores the ramifications of a bomb that fell on 6th Avenue in the port city of Hull, flattening two houses and changing the lives of two families. The Taylors lost baby Peter and 14 year-old Vera was very badly burned. Her sisters Doreen and Tina remember that terrible night and it is the first time they have talked about the trauma they endured.
033. Clydebank
Episode three follows a bomb that fell on Jellicoe Street in the Scottish town of Clydebank. It was a tightly knit community of ship builders and factory workers who worked hard in difficult conditions. For the children though, life in the tenements was like being part of one big family as Patrick Docherty and Jack Tasker remember.
044. Bristol
This episode looks at the deadly impact of the incendiary bomb that set fire to St Peter's Church in the historic heart of Bristol. Before November 1940, the Castle Street area was full of shops, businesses and homes all served by St Peter's. But on the night of Sunday 24th November 1940, the German bomber aircraft came.