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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 min. 58 sec.) ; 174838695 bytes |
Summary |
To mark the 70th anniversary of 1940, presenter and archaeologist Jules Hudson takes us on a journey of discovery into Britain's darkest, and in the words of Winston Churchill 'finest hour'.Jules Hudson and his team are off the Isle of Wight diving on HMS Borealis a ship from Convoy Peewit sunk in the openings stages of the Battle of Britain. Using previously unseen colour film from 1940 he tells the heartbreaking story of two pilots killed in the Battle of Britain and the glamorous woman at the centre of both their lives. The team head to Chesil beach as they attempt to recover the remains of an RAF Hurricane fighter plane shot down in August 1940 at the height of the battle.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Production details: 360 Production Ltd - 3 X 29' |
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Broadcast 2013-03-10 at 18:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Britain, Battle of (Great Britain : 1940)
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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World War (1939-1945)
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Dunkirk, Battle of (Dunkerque, France : 1940)
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Military operations, Aerial.
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Discoveries in geography -- English.
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England -- Isle of Wight.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Fisher, John Hayes, director
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Hudson, Jules, host
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Cock, John, contributor
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