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Presenters Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell, and Rob Bell explore one of the most intense bombing campaigns of WWII. They examine Winston Churchill's morale-boosting tour of a devastated nation and unpack the eight consecutive days of relentless Luftwaffe attacks on Liverpool during May 1941.
The Blitz: Britain on Fire: Historical series exploring how Liverpool was bombarded for eight days in May 1941.
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0:00 - Intro
1:43 - Evacuating Children and Pregnant Women
7:15 - Mary Lawson
10:28 - Liverpool: AIr Raid Sirens
12:10 - A Cargo of Explosives
16:48 - Winston Churchill's Speech
17:58 - The Richardson Family
21:34 - The Raid Damage
24:02 - Liverpool's Mill Road Infirmary
29:52 - Falling for Actress Mary Lawson
33:23 - The Brutal Reality of the Luftwaffe Bombardment
40:48 - Barrage Balloons and Incendiary Bombs
43:48 - Next Time
44:11 - Credits
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