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Blitz Cities: Episode 1: London

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Episode 1

Episode 1: London

BBC One - Blitz Cities, London

Shane Richie travels around his home city of London to learn about the Blitz.

Series marking the 75th anniversary of the Blitz. EastEnders star Shane Richie travels around his home city of London to explore the history of the Blitz there.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Blitz, EastEnders star Shane Richie travels around his home city of London, finding out what it was like to live through the worst attack in Britain's history. In a moving journey around some of London's worst-hit areas, he talks to survivors who still remember their horrific experiences vividly. He goes up in a plane to recreate the actual bombing routes taken by the Germans, and he experiences what life was like inside the shelters as the bombs rained down.

BBC One

Factual: History

Celebrities explore the Blitz history of their home cities.

Series marking the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Blitz. Celebrities explore the Blitz history of their home cities.

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