S01 - E08: Hitler Invades France
Eric explains that British war planners were correct to think that Hitler's forces might not be held back by the French Maginot Line. He had been evacuated to Folkestone on the South Coast at five years old to escape the the bombing of London, but with Hitler's successful Blitzkrieg strategy sweeping through Europe, it was feared the UK would itself be invaded.
S01 - E07: Evacuated to Folkestone
Eric recalls being evacuated two weeks before his 6th birthday and answers the question: "Eric, you were first evacuated to Folkestone on the South coast, which would appear to be the route any invasion would have come. So why did the government send you there?"
S01 – E06: Communal Shelters
While Eric had an Anderson Shelter in his garden, there were also communal shelters built and improvised, as Eric explains in this episode. The Blitz The London Underground used for shelter Railway Arch shelter Photos by Ministry of Information (defunct), archived by the Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia.
S01 - E05: Bomb Shelters
Eric explains more about the Anderson Shelter built in his family's garden, the Morrison Shelter developed for those without gardens (as shown below), and why he and his sister, Kitty, were unable to seek shelter when their school was bombed on 20 January 1943. A Morrison Shelter Ready to crawl into when the bombs start falling Photos: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
S01 - E04: Preparing for the Bombers
As war loomed, Eric's family had an Anderson Shelter installed at the bottom of their garden and his Dad became an Air Raid Precautions Warden and, as he relates in this episode, he and his sister were to be evacuated from London.
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