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Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper

Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford


Cautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Nov 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a crisis most people respond with decency and solidarity. The bombing of British cities in the Second World War did not cause society to crumble as was expected, but proved instead human resilience. That defiant "Blitz Spirit" is still a source of pride for Britons... but have inconvenient facts about that time been ignored?
Alice Fiennes (co-host of the podcast Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper) explains that the chaos and disruption of the bombing allowed some people to commit awful crimes - and especially a trainee RAF pilot who embarked on a vicious killing spree under cover of darkness.   
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Released:
Nov 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.