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Wartime London with Harry Harris
Take a whistlestop tour around the capital with black cab driver Harry Harris, as he looks at the fascinating history behind London locations with wartime links.
Wartime London: Hitler's sister
Harry Harris examines the story of Adolf Hitler's sister-in-law, Bridget Hitler, who was living in Highgate at the time that her brother-in-law invaded Poland. WATCH A CLIP
Wartime London: Senate House
It's rumoured that Hitler had his eye on Senate House as a possible headquarters if the Nazis ever took London. Harry investigates whether the Luftwaffe had orders to avoid it in their bombing runs. WATCH A CLIP
Wartime London: East London
The Bethnal Green tube tragedy: Harry speaks to a man who was present during the tragic incident at Bethnal Green tube station in 1943, when 173 people lost their lives due to a misfiring anti-aircraft rocket. WATCH A CLIP
Wartime London: Redbridge
Harry Harris heads east to the London Borough of Redbridge to investigate the secret bomber factory that was located at Redbridge Underground station. WATCH A CLIP
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Fact
Pilot Officer John Noel Isaac of 600 Squadron was the first British military subject to die in World War II, after crashing his Bristol Blenheim fighter-bomber in Hendon, near London, one hour and fifty minutes after Britain declared war on Germany.
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Travel around Wartime London
Black cab driver Harry Harris travels around the capital to check out some of the London locations with secret and not-so-secret wartime links.
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Wartime London's characters
Check out some of the personalities involved in Harry Harris’ tale of Wartime London, from friend of the Fuhrer Unity Mitford, to William Hitler.
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World War II destinations
There are plenty of places to visit if you’re interested in delving deeper into World War II - take a look at some of the destinations linked to the deadliest conflict in history.
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Bombs over Britain
Check out images of Blighty, from the near-destruction of Liverpool, London and Plymouth to the novel use of the capital's tube stations.
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Views of Europe
Look back at the devastation across the continent as Hitler’s military machine rumbled on, from dogfights over Germany to the Nazis in Paris.
View Europe in World War II