Date: Wed 6 Nov | 11am
Location: ARC, Stockton Arts Centre Dovecot Street
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On the morning of 16th December 1914, the towns of Hartlepool, Whitby, and Scarborough were bombed by German battleships from the North Sea. The bombardments caused hundreds of civilian casualties and resulted in public outrage in Britain against the German Navy for the raid and the Royal Navy for failing to prevent it. It was the first attack of World War One on British soil.
This documentary explores exactly what happened on that fateful morning, it explains why Winston Churchill referred to the Germans as “the baby killers of Scarborough”, seemingly overlooking Hartlepool and Whitby, and it shows what the government spin doctors did to save face and benefit from the atrocity.
The Baby Killers – The 1914 Bombardment of Hartlepool, Whitby & Scarborough has been produced in partnership with TVIFF, Eden Camp in Malton, and Heugh Battery in Hartlepool. The screening will feature an interview and Q&A with historian Summer O’Brien and filmmaker Mick Child.
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11am
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Pay What You DecideAddress
ARC, Stockton Arts Centre Dovecot Street
