The Blitz: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

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🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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How did British civilians respond when they found themselves under aerial bombardment during the Second World War? Was normal life put on hold during air raids? And was 'Blitz Spirit' a real thing? Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne for our latest 'everything you wanted to know' episode, historian Dan Todman answers your questions on the Blitz. Caroline Shenton reveals the secret mission to save Britain’s national artworks and artefacts from the Nazis during the Second World War: https://link.chtbl.com/u_9bMmXR. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.5	Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine.
0:54.4	When British civilians found themselves under aerial bombardment during the Second World War.
0:56.3	How did they respond?
1:00.0	Was normal life put on hold during air raids?
1:03.1	And was Blitz spirit a real thing?
1:08.0	The new film Blitz, written, directed and produced by Steve McQueen,
1:10.7	is released in UK cinemas this week. And so for our latest
1:12.5	Everything You Wanted to Know episode, we're covering the bombing raids that hit British
1:17.4	cities during World War II. I put your questions on the Blitz to historian Daniel Todman.
1:24.6	Before we go any further, let's start with an incredibly basic question, but an
1:28.6	important one. What was the Blitz? And when did it happen? Okay, so no basic questions in history,
1:34.4	and they're all important. So mostly when people talk about the Blitz, they're talking about
1:38.3	the German Air Force's bombing campaign against British cities normally dated from September
1:43.8	1940 to May of 1941.
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