• 06 - The Good Friday Raid

  • Apr 15 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

06 - The Good Friday Raid

  • Summary

  • Bristol is about to face the last major German air attack. People are exhausted, but an unexpected high profile visitor can boost Bristolians morale.


    Sources:
    Bristol at War - John Penny, published by Breedon Books 2002
    Bristol under siege - Helen Reid, published by Redcliffe 2005
    Luftwaffe operations over Bristol 1940/44 - John Penny, published by The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1995
    Bristol's civil defence during World War Two. - John Penny, published by the The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1998
    Bristol Blitz Diary - John Dike, published by Redcliffe 1982
    Bristol Blitz. The Untold Story, published by Redcliffe 1988
    Blitz over Britain by Edwin Webb and John Duncan 1990


    http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/bhr/Main/ww2
    https://maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition=
    https://visitbristol.co.uk/blog/read/2024/01/9-facts-you-never-knew-about-cary-grants-bristol-connections-b945#:~:text=At%20least%20five%20members%20of,homes%20and%20lives%20were%20destroyed.


    Sound Effects: BBC Sound Effects

    Music: Audionetwork
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