The Blitz: Britain on Fire

Season 1

2019 · 3 episodes · 2h 15m in all

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   27 May 2019 · 45 min

   Exploring the story of Margaret Johnson, a mother of six. Margaret's children weren't evacuated out of the city and when the bombing began. Also, meeting Howard Kinley, a merchant navy captain in charge of a crew of 72 and a ship full of explosives.

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   2. Episode 2

   28 May 2019 · 45 min

   Matron Gertrude Riding and Dr Leonard Findlay ran a hospital with a busy maternity ward and were right in the midst of the target zone. In the docks, Captain Howard Kinley's bomb-laden ship caught fire, and 350 tonnes of high explosive went up.

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   3. Episode 3

   29 May 2019 · 45 min

   Mary Lawson's rash decision to stay above ground during the bombing had serious consequences, but the city ultimately emerged from this terrible time wounded but not defeated.