Photo galleries
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/coventrycc/albums/72157661179988652]
Photos from the 75th commemoration event on Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/coventrycc/albums/72157661179988652]
Videos and documentaries about the Coventry Blitz
Coventry Blitz videos that are available online:
- Post-blitz Coventry, July 1945 RAF War Film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9corOXjmo]
- Coventry Aka Coventry Cathedral 1940 [https://www.britishpathe.com/video/coventry-aka-coventry-cathedral]
- Coventry re-born 1949 [https://www.britishpathe.com/video/coventry-reborn-1]
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire short film: What happened when the Sirens sounded?
In 2010, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire collected stories and memories from those who lived through the night of Thursday 14 November 1940, otherwise known as the Coventry Blitz.
Animated exclusively for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, here is the first in a series of three short shareable films. Memories of the Coventry blitz told by the people who lived through it. What happened when the Sirens sounded?
Survivors describe the moment the sirens sounded
See the original on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037r9x8].
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire short film: Survivors recount their memories of the bombers coming over
In 2010 BBC Coventry & Warwickshire collected stories and memories from those who lived through the night of Thursday 14 November 1940, otherwise known as the Coventry Blitz.
Animated exclusively for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, here is the second in a series of three short shareable films. 499 planes dropped 503 tonnes of bombs over a period of 11 hours. Memories of the Coventry blitz told by the people who lived through it.
See the original on the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire website [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037rtj6].
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire short film: All clear - as the people emerged from the shelters
As the dawn broke, the all clear sounded across the city. The final instalment in our exclusive animations for the 75th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz. Taken from our own archives, the story of the night told by those who lived through it.
Animated exclusively for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, here is the third in a series of three short shareable films.
Videos from the 75th commemoration of the Coventry Blitz on YouTube