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The Night the Germans Didn't Come

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Saturday. 7 September 1940, was the day the London Blitz began. It was also the night the dreaded codeword ' Cromwell' was issued: the night the church bells rang....
In this programme, first broadcast in September 1971, David Mahlowe introduces the first-hand memories of men and women who recall the events of May-September 1940, which culminated in The Invasion that Never Was.
Written by NORMAN LONGMATE Producer STANLEY WILLIAMSON (from Manchester)
If Britain Had Fallen by Norman Longmate: a BBC/Hutchinson publication at £2.50
Scrapbook for 1941: Tues, 8. SO

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Introduces:
David Mahlowe
Written By:
Norman Longmate
Source: Radio Times

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