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Matron Gertrude Riding's busy maternity ward was right in the target zone. In the docks, Captain Howard Kinley's bomb-laden ship caught fire, and 350 tonnes of explosive went up.
The Blitz: Britain on Fire: Historical series exploring how Liverpool was bombarded for eight days in May 1941.
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00:00 - Introduction: The Liverpool May Blitz
04:15 - A City Targets: Why the Luftwaffe Chose Liverpool
09:40 - Disaster at Sea: Captain Howard Kinley’s Burning Cargo Ship
15:55 - The Raid Begins: Air Sirens and Emergency Shelters
21:30 - Tragedy at the Hospital
27:10 - Miracle in the Maternity Ward: Searching for Babies in the Rubble
33:45 - The Human Cost: Families Divided by the Bombing
39:20 - Aftermath: A City in Ruins, a Spirit Unbroken
43:10 - Conclusion & Preview of Episode 3
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