Doodlebug Summer

  

Snapshots

Doodlebug SummerA Close Run Thing. 2002. After D-Day, the Allies race to capture the V1 and V2 launch sites. We talk to the men forced to work for the Nazis and discover the site of Hitler's V3 supergun.Fri, Mar 8, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins
Doodlebug SummerFlying Gas Mains. 2002. Hitler's second Vengeance weapon, the V2 rocket, caused devastation across London and the south of England; with thousands of victims, many needed to find refuge.Fri, Mar 1, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins
Doodlebug SummerBreaking Point. 2002. During the height of the battle, there are hundreds of causalities and morale is low; eyewitnesses and survivors tell their tragic stories.Fri, Feb 23, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins
Doodlebug SummerUpstairs Downstairs. 2002. A new fighter aircraft challenges the V1 doodlebug in the skies above the South of England and the Wilkinson family re-live the events recorded in their diary.Fri, Feb 16, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins
Doodlebug SummerLike a Thunderclap. 2002. The first V1 lands on June 12th 1944; 500 are launched by June 17th. We hear from the men and women who fought the V1s from the ground and learn what they did off-duty.Fri, Feb 9, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins
Doodlebug SummerVengeance. 2002. A fascinating look at the creation of the VI flying bombs at Peenemunde and the RAF's battle to delay their launch until after D-Day, with eyewitness accounts from RAF pilots.Fri, Feb 2, 12:00 pmTalkingPictures TV35 mins