Dig 1940

To mark the 70th anniversary of 1940, presenter and archaeologist Jules Hudson goes on a journey of discovery into Britain's darkest and, in the words of Winston Churchill, 'finest hour'.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Dig 1940
First Air Date	December 15, 2010
Last Air Date	December 29, 2010
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	30min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	360 Production
Networks	BBC One

S01E03

The Blitz

Jules Hudson and his team are in Somerset, trying to recover the remains of a German bomber shot down on a raid on Bristol during World War Two. After speaking to his father, a survivor of the 1940 London Blitz, Jules travels north to Hull and meets witnesses of the Hull Blitz. There, he sees the remains of a city where 95% of houses were damaged or destroyed by German bombers.

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