Unexploded bomb destroyed in Docklands

Title

Unexploded bomb destroyed in Docklands

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Nov 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Army engineers who detonated a huge unexploded wartime bomb in East London last night are warning that the Docklands building boom could unearth many more such relics of the Blitz. Bomb disposal men worked non-stop for thirty hours to blow up the 500-pound bomb found by workmen digging a sewer in Limehouse. Mark Percy was there as the UXB drama ended. Major Geoff Ward comments on the scene, and Captain Tony Crawford describes the possibilty of finding more bombs as more buildings go up, whilst builder Malcolm Brathwaite hopes there are no more lying around.

Contributors

Mark Percy; Geoff Ward; Tony Crawford; Malcolm Braithwaite

Keywords

London; Docklands; Army; Bombs; Explosives; Limehouse

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