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Fighting the Blue

Summary Featuring stories from people helped to save Britain from the onslaught of the German Air Force. View more details

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Fighting the Blue

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Andrew Sachs David Arshadi Chris Bearpark Alice Berkeley

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2005

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : ASA Productions (UK) UKTV

Summary Featuring stories from people helped to save Britain from the onslaught of the German Air Force. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Sep 11, 2005

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : ASA Productions (UK) UKTV

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 11, 2005
Spirits in the Wind
Revealing the inside story of Sir Hugh Dowding, Commander-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command, who was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War.
Episode 2 • Sep 18, 2005
Anything You Can Do, We Can Do Better: A New Revolution
Showing the vital role that women played throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, serving in the WAAF (Women's Auxilliary Air Force) in the factories and airfields, radar stations and operations rooms across Britain, and in the ATA (Air Transport Auxilliary) flying and delivering Spitfires and Hurricanes wherever needed. Featuring interviews with many of the brave women who performed this crucial work.
Episode 3 • Sep 25, 2005
Britain Needs You: The Fighting Few
Telling the story of the many fighter pilots who came from near and far to fly and fight for the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain. Featuring interviews with veterans from Poland, India, Canada, Britain and the USA.
Episode 4 • Oct 02, 2005
We Can Take It!: Fire in Their Hearts
The moving stories of those who experienced the ferocity and intensity of German bombing, as the Luftwaffe targeted the major cities of Britain. Featuring interviews with residents of Hull, Southampton, Bristol, Coventry and London, who miraculously survived the Blitz.

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