Dan Snow

There was certainly crime when houses were hit. People scavenged through the remains of the houses and pillaged what personal items they might be able to find there, food, valuables. There was a loosening of sexual behaviour. The number of children born out of wedlock rocketed. It was a time both of people pulling together, but also of

There was certainly crime when houses were hit. People scavenged through the remains of the houses and pillaged what personal items they might be able to find there, food, valuables. There was a loosening of sexual behaviour. The number of children born out of wedlock rocketed. It was a time both of people pulling together, but also of

There was certainly crime when houses were hit. People scavenged through the remains of the houses and pillaged what personal items they might be able to find there, food, valuables. There was a loosening of sexual behaviour. The number of children born out of wedlock rocketed. It was a time both of people pulling together, but also of

individuals looking out for themselves, taking advantage of dislocation, of crisis.

individuals looking out for themselves, taking advantage of dislocation, of crisis.

individuals looking out for themselves, taking advantage of dislocation, of crisis.

There are stories that were suppressed at the time of people from poorer areas of London, industrial areas of London, where they didn't have adequate bomb shelters, hardly any bomb shelters in fact, and they would make their way to the west side of town, to the richer parts of town, where they knew that affluent people would be in nightclubs, drinking, partying, listening to jazz in deep basements protected from the

There are stories that were suppressed at the time of people from poorer areas of London, industrial areas of London, where they didn't have adequate bomb shelters, hardly any bomb shelters in fact, and they would make their way to the west side of town, to the richer parts of town, where they knew that affluent people would be in nightclubs, drinking, partying, listening to jazz in deep basements protected from the

There are stories that were suppressed at the time of people from poorer areas of London, industrial areas of London, where they didn't have adequate bomb shelters, hardly any bomb shelters in fact, and they would make their way to the west side of town, to the richer parts of town, where they knew that affluent people would be in nightclubs, drinking, partying, listening to jazz in deep basements protected from the

So with the signs of the social compact fraying, but the government in those days, there's no social media, they controlled the narrative. And the dominant narrative that was put out was of everyone doing their bit, pulling together, obeying the law and keeping their heads down.

So with the signs of the social compact fraying, but the government in those days, there's no social media, they controlled the narrative. And the dominant narrative that was put out was of everyone doing their bit, pulling together, obeying the law and keeping their heads down.

So with the signs of the social compact fraying, but the government in those days, there's no social media, they controlled the narrative. And the dominant narrative that was put out was of everyone doing their bit, pulling together, obeying the law and keeping their heads down.

The government air raid bunkers underneath Whitehall, which is the administrative heart of the British state, they're some of the most special places in the UK today. They are a network of tunnels, of bunkers that were dug out before the war and in the early months of the war, because it was clear that air power was going to play a critical part in the next war.

The government air raid bunkers underneath Whitehall, which is the administrative heart of the British state, they're some of the most special places in the UK today. They are a network of tunnels, of bunkers that were dug out before the war and in the early months of the war, because it was clear that air power was going to play a critical part in the next war.

The government air raid bunkers underneath Whitehall, which is the administrative heart of the British state, they're some of the most special places in the UK today. They are a network of tunnels, of bunkers that were dug out before the war and in the early months of the war, because it was clear that air power was going to play a critical part in the next war.

And Churchill actually famously liked going up on the roof. He loved watching the bombs fall from the roof of Downing Street in the Foreign Office. He had to be persuaded to get down below for his own personal safety. So on the occasions when he was down there, there were bedrooms, you can still go and see his cot, his camp bed, there's a cigar in the ashtray next to it, his desk.

And Churchill actually famously liked going up on the roof. He loved watching the bombs fall from the roof of Downing Street in the Foreign Office. He had to be persuaded to get down below for his own personal safety. So on the occasions when he was down there, there were bedrooms, you can still go and see his cot, his camp bed, there's a cigar in the ashtray next to it, his desk.

And Churchill actually famously liked going up on the roof. He loved watching the bombs fall from the roof of Downing Street in the Foreign Office. He had to be persuaded to get down below for his own personal safety. So on the occasions when he was down there, there were bedrooms, you can still go and see his cot, his camp bed, there's a cigar in the ashtray next to it, his desk.

Churchill loved maps. There are maps all over the place. He needed to be able to visualise where the fighting was and what strength Allied and Axis units were at. So there's wonderful graphics and illustrations down there on all the walls. There was a secure line to Roosevelt down there.

Churchill loved maps. There are maps all over the place. He needed to be able to visualise where the fighting was and what strength Allied and Axis units were at. So there's wonderful graphics and illustrations down there on all the walls. There was a secure line to Roosevelt down there.