Blitz:the Bombs That Changed Britain

[horselady]

Anyone else following this series on BBC2? It's very moving.

[emmie]

no, but i might do BBC i player catch up, as it does look very interesting.

[anotheoldgit]

Yes it brought back some very vivid memories, I was unaware that they numbered each and every bomb though.

The 'Wartime Farm' that has recently been on was very interesting to.

[mikey4444]

I watched last weeks episode but haven't viewed last night yet. If it was as good as last weeks, it should be worth while giving it some time.

[bhg481]

We watched last week's and thoroughly enjoyed it. We tend to record everything nowadays and watch at our convenience - most likely this evening.

[derekpara]

I was five and living in south London ( Brixton) when war broke out so was evacuated to Kent with the first draft where I had the thrill of having a front seat watching the Battle of Britain from my host farm. On one particularly ferocious day a young bailed out Spitfire pilot parachuted into our field. Later, between a flurry of returns home and further evacuations to Wales and the Midlands I witnessed London ablaze from the roof of my dad's shed, the first doodle bugs and the dreaded V2 rockets.
So many memories - and I don't recall ever being afraid, just excited.

[horselady]

My mum and two brothers aged 3 and 7 months were in London during the blitz, they were all evacuated to Somerset eventually and stayed there, where I was born. Although I was told lots of stories about it all, until watching this I had no concept of how terrified my mum must have been for those little boys.

[derekpara]

Sounds as if you were lucky, Horselady. Apart from my idyllic stay on a farm in Kent my experiences at seven different 'homes' were awful and in some cases amounted to cruelty. Affected the rest of my life. I was always glad to be home in the blitz !

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[Mamyalynne]

Last night's had many moving moments - the children's essays and the lovely ladies who felt only now could they shed a tear.

A must watch.