The Blitz

A BBC reporter describes the scene near St Paul's following an air raid.

Reporter describes London on fire

A BBC reporter describes fires out of control in central London.

Blitz fires out of control

A BBC report describes families sheltering in London's tube stations.

Families sheltering underground

A woman describes her experience of being bombed by a direct hit.

Description of being bombed out

A teacher takes her young children through their gas mask drill.

Gas mask drill at primary school

A young boy describes his experience of being bombed outside.

A boy describes being bombed

A Ministry of Information announcement from 1940 on the need for careful hygiene.

Public health information