Blitz: The Bombs That Changed Britain

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4 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired November 23, 2017

Overview

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.

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Bristol

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 0h 0m

Air Date

December 14, 2017

Overview

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.