Bad Boys Of The Blitz (13th December 2005) [TVRip (XviD)]

This torrent was uploaded from www.TheBox.bz (signup is open and free) - the home of all British TV



Documentary looking at the increase in crime in Britain, and particularly London, during the Second World War, with a black market evolving with rationing, and opportunities to make money through forgery, looting, and robbery. Looks at how criminals took advantage of the blackout and empty houses whilst the inhabitants were in the air raid shelters, and the problems caused by former policemen being conscripted into the armed forces and temporary less experienced officers taking their place, and by large numbers of deserters and men avoiding conscription, who often fell into crime and the black market in order to live. Also, the rise in prostitution. Includes interviews with former policemen,thieves and criminals of the time, including Mad Frankie Fraser, Spud Murphy, and Roy Hill. Narrated by Zoë Wanamaker







Production credit - A Testimony Films Production for Five



Link: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/804646
/>


AVI File Details

========================================

File Size: 436 MB

Video Codec: Xvid

Video Bitrate: 1193 kb/s

Audio Codec: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3

Bit Rate: 128 Kbps

Image Width: 720 pixels Height 536 pixels

frame Rate: 25.00 fps

Duration 46:00



===============================



Some of the other rather spiffing shows available now and always if you signup free @ www.TheBox.bz:



Comedy: The Office, Peep Show, Coupling, Chef, Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, The IT Crowd, Brass Eye, Nathan Barley, Young Ones, Monty Python, Blackadder, Alan Partridge, Father Ted, Coupling, Little Britain, Mr Bean, Extras, Green Wing, Mighty Boosh



Drama: Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Hustle, Skins, Shameless, Ashes To Ashes



Entertainment: Faking It, Derren Brown, Scrapheap Challenge, Strictly Come Dancing, Wife Swap



Game/Quiz Shows: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Have I Got News For You, Deal Or No Deal (UK), Q.I.



Education/Documentary: Planet Earth, Horizon, Panorama, Mark Thomas (Comedy) Product



Food: Hell's Kitchen, Jamie Oliver, The F Word, Kitchen Nightmares, Masterchef, Great British Menu, Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong



Home/Property/Garden: Property Ladder, How Clean Is Your House?, Changing Rooms, Grand Designs, Homes Under The Hammer, To Buy Or Not To Buy



Motoring: Top Gear, Fifth Gear



Music: Top Of The Pops, Jools Holland, Glastonbury



Reality: Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!, Any Dream Will Do, Grease, Pop Idol, Wife Swap, X Factor, Badger Or Bust, Apprentice UK, Dragons' Den, Britain's Got Talent



Sci-Fi: Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, Torchwood, Primeval



Sport: Football (Soccer), Cricket, Rugby, Snooker, Darts, Formula One (F1GP)



Soaps: Eastenders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Neighbours, Hollyoaks



Style/Fashion: What Not To Wear, Project Catwalk



Kids: Teletubbies, Blue Peter, Tikkabilla, Andy Pandy, Postman Pat, Shoebox Zoo, Brum, Bob The Builder, Young Dracula, Sarah Jane Adventures, Shaun The Sheep