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The Blitz: Britain On Fire

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

Series 1

Series 1, Episode 2

In Liverpool, 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.

Series 1, Episode 1

Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell and Rob Bell follow Margaret Johnson, a mother of six whose children could not be evacuated, plus Mary Lawson, a promising film star in 40s Britain who was in Liverpool when the raids began, and Churchill's morale-boosting tour of bombed Britain.

Episode 3

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

Episode 2

In Liverpool, 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.

Episode 2

In Liverpool, 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.

Episode 1

Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell and Rob Bell follow Margaret Johnson, a mother of six whose children could not be evacuated, plus Mary Lawson, a promising film star in 40s Britain who was in Liverpool when the raids began, and Churchill's morale-boosting tour of bombed Britain.

Episode 1

Michael Buerk, Angellica Bell and Rob Bell follow Margaret Johnson, a mother of six whose children could not be evacuated, plus Mary Lawson, a promising film star in 40s Britain who was in Liverpool when the raids began, and Churchill's morale-boosting tour of bombed Britain.

1. Episode 1

Examining Churchill's morale-boosting tour of bombed Britain.

1. The Blitz: Britain On Fire

Britain was bombarded for eight days in May 1941.

2. Episode 2

Gertrude's busy maternity ward was right in the target zone.

3. Episode 3

Mary's rash decision to stay above ground had consequences.
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