DVD features: "Bomb squard" episode from the History Channel's series Suicide missions. Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson. DVD release of the Thames Television series Danger UXB.
Contents:
v. 1. Dead man's shoes ; Unsung heroes ; Just like a woman ; Cast iron killer -- v. 2 The silver lining ; The quiet weekend ; Digging out -- v. 3. Bad company ; Seventeen seconds to glory ; Butterfly winter ; Dead letter -- v. 4. The pier ; With love from Adolf ; Bomb squad.
Summary:
During WWII, the Nazi's dropped some bombs that were not designed to detonate on imact. These unexploded time bombs, UXBs, posed one of the greatest risks to the people and property of England. It was the job of real-life heroes of the bomb disposal squads to defuse them. Danger UXB is the story of the loves and lives, victories and defeats, played against the background of a nation gripped by war.
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