The Blitz

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Episode 3 of 3

Duration: 30 minutes

Jules Hudson and his team are in Somerset, trying to recover the remains of a German bomber shot down on a raid on Bristol during World War Two.

After speaking to his father, a survivor of the 1940 London Blitz, Jules travels north to Hull and meets witnesses of the Hull Blitz. There, he sees the remains of a city where 95% of houses were damaged or destroyed by German bombers.

Also featuring contributions from aviation archaeologists Steve Vizard and Gareth Jones; military historian Andy Saunders; Alan Williamson, an expert on Britain's Secret Army in 1940; and John Langley, Ron Porter and Rita Greendale, who witnessed the Hull Blitz.

Last on

Mon 31 Oct 2011 20:00 BBC HD

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Credits

Series Producer
John Hayes Fisher
Presenter
Jules Hudson
Participant
Steve Vizard
Participant
Gareth Jones
Participant
Andy Saunders
Participant
Cliff Hudson
Participant
Alan Williamson
Participant
John Langley
Participant
Ron Porter
Participant
Rita Greendale
Director
John Hayes Fisher
Executive Producer
John Farren

Broadcasts

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