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1961: Coventry - 21 Years After the Blitz | Target City | Voice of the People | BBC Documentary
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38:45Now Playing21 years ago, Coventry became famous as the victim of an act of destruction. Today it is also famous as an experiment in post-war planning under democracy.
Robert Reid reports on the progress Coventry has made since the Coventry Blitz. He speaks to architects, planners, business owners, home owners, clergymen and residents of Coventry, old and new.
Clip taken from Target City: Coventry, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 14 November, 1961.
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