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Letters from the Blitz

Using letters and original home movies, this documentary offers a rare insight into life in Northern Ireland during World War II - and a personal story of one woman’s experience.

Told through beautifully restored original colour home movies and personal letters, this documentary offers a rare glimpse into life in Northern Ireland during World War II. Helen Ramsey Turtle was a young American mother living on an island outside Belfast. Her letters home to America reveal the horror of the Belfast Blitz, the buzz of American GIs arriving and her own deeply personal story of resilience and optimism in the face of an unexpected diagnosis.

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57 minutes

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Thu 30 Oct 2025 22:40

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Role Contributor
Producer Jonathan Golden
Director Jane Magowan

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