XI / Oct 30, 2025 / BBC One
58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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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Genres
DocumentaryWarHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Letters from the Blitz |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Gaeilge |
| Production countries | Northern Ireland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DoubleBand Films |
| Official site | bbc.co.uk |
| Release date | 30 ottobre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Michael Hewitt, Diarmuid Lavery |
| Production | Jonathan Golden |
| Editing | Sorcha Nic Giolla Mhuire |
| Cinematography | Daniel Lavery |
| Assistant directors | Jane Magowan |
| Camera operators | Daniel Lavery |
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| Additional photography | Daniel Lavery |
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