The Blitz: Britain On Fire

Season 1

This series is about eight critical days in May of 1941, when Britain was subjected to one of the most intense bombardments of World War II, known as The Blitz. Using eyewitness accounts and interviews, this series tells the remarkable stories of people who were caught up in the Nazi bombing of London and other cities. How did some of them survive? And what happened to those who weren't so lucky?

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S1 E1 - When the Bombs Began to Fall
March 3, 2019
44min
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Angellica Bell and Rob Bell present the first in this three-part stripped event which tells the story of 8 days of some of the most intense bombing ever experienced by a British city. This episode relives the events of the beginning of that week through the eyes of real people who were there as the bombs began to rain down.
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S1 E2 - The Bombing of Liverpool
March 10, 2019
45min
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The true story of Liverpool's May Blitz continues as Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell, and Rob Bell find out what life was like for people caught up in some of the most intense bombing ever experienced by a British city. Angellica picks up the story of Dr. Leonard Findlay and Matron Gertrude Riding as their hospital is bombed. Dr. Leonard's son Charles tells his father's incredible story.
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S1 E3 - Rebuilding Lives
March 17, 2019
45min
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The account of what happened at the bombed-out maternity hospital continues as the story of one babies survival is revealed. Rob Bell reveals the heart-rending end to Margaret Johnson's story. Family members explain how their grandmother overcame the terrible loss of her children to rebuild her life. Today the family still place flowers on their grave.
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