Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley
Contains some upsetting scenes.
This programme has been edited since broadcast. An archive shot of British aircraft used in place of German aircraft has been corrected.
Lucy Worsley explores the lives of six real people who lived, worked and volunteered during the Blitz, highlighting the government鈥檚 reliance on ordinary people.听
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