Blitz: The bombs that changed Britain - 30th Sep 2020 3:02pm
Very interesting show on BBC2 at 7pm.
Tonights will be the second show of 4.
Last nights was about a bomb in Canning Town and the aftermath of it in the surrounding area with stories from those that remember it and descendants of those affected. Most of the residents had to go to this school for shelter but unfortunately that school was then bombed a few days later and many of the survivors had to go to other towns for shelter.
What I found most intriguing was that residents of a town were known as a 'native' and out of towners were known as 'immigrants'. If you wasn't a native you would virtually have to beg for blankets or food off the authorities of the neighbouring town you went to, some even saying it was degrading and refused to ask for help.
Was it only in London this happened because I have never heard of this before?
Did it happen here?
The last 2 shows are on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
Tonights will be the second show of 4.
Last nights was about a bomb in Canning Town and the aftermath of it in the surrounding area with stories from those that remember it and descendants of those affected. Most of the residents had to go to this school for shelter but unfortunately that school was then bombed a few days later and many of the survivors had to go to other towns for shelter.
What I found most intriguing was that residents of a town were known as a 'native' and out of towners were known as 'immigrants'. If you wasn't a native you would virtually have to beg for blankets or food off the authorities of the neighbouring town you went to, some even saying it was degrading and refused to ask for help.
Was it only in London this happened because I have never heard of this before?
Did it happen here?
The last 2 shows are on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.