02 - 24th of November 1940

Episode 2 of the Surviving The Night: The Bristol Blitz podcast, hosted by Pietro Tria, titled "02 - 24th of November 1940" was published on November 24, 2023 and runs 15 minutes.

November 24, 2023 ·15m · Surviving The Night: The Bristol Blitz

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Summary

Bristolians are on the brink of experiencing the first large-scale raid on their city. German bombs are poised to unleash terror and destruction, altering Bristol forever.Sources:Bristol at War - John Penny, published by Breedon Books 2002Bristol under siege - Helen Reid, published by Redcliffe 2005Luftwaffe operations over Bristol 1940/44 - John Penny, published by The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1995Bristol's civil defence during World War Two. - John Penny, published by the The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association 1998Bristol Blitz Diary - John Dike, published by Redcliffe 1982Bristol Blitz. The Untold Story, published by Redcliffe 1988https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/blog/ww2-air-raid-warning-and-message-colours-yellow-red-green-whitehttps://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/flares-fires-and-destruction-the-air-raid-of-24-november-1940/https://www.bristol.ac.uk/centenary/look/cabinet/ticket-stub.htmlhttps://rafa.org.uk/blog/2020/10/13/barrage-balloons-in-the-second-world-war/http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/bhr/Main/ww2Sound Effects: BBC Sound EffectsMusic: Audionetwork

Episode Description

Bristolians are on the brink of experiencing the first large-scale raid on their city. German bombs are poised to unleash terror and destruction, altering Bristol forever.

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

https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/blog/ww2-air-raid-warning-and-message-colours-yellow-red-green-white
https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/flares-fires-and-destruction-the-air-raid-of-24-november-1940/
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/centenary/look/cabinet/ticket-stub.html
https://rafa.org.uk/blog/2020/10/13/barrage-balloons-in-the-second-world-war/
http://humanities.uwe.ac.uk/bhr/Main/ww2

Sound Effects: BBC Sound Effects

Music: Audionetwork