Fire Over Shingle Street

Since its May 2025 release, Fire Over Shingle Street has resonated deeply with Suffolk audiences, with multiple sold-out screenings across the county.

Tim Curtis' new documentary offers an intriguing investigation into the enduring Second World War mystery of Shingle Street with rumours of a foiled German invasion attempt, burning seas, and bodies on the beach.

The film draws on extensive research by James Hayward and Ron Clayton and also revisits a 1992 MOD whistleblower’s claim of suppressed files and a deadly friendly fire incident later in the war.

There'll be a Q&A after led by James who's researched the Shingle Street story for Anglia TV and the Sunday Telegraph and written several books about it.

You may also like the following events from Suffolk Archives:

• Next Friday, 12th September, 10:00 am, Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat That Rocked in Ipswich
• Next Saturday, 13th September, 10:00 am, A Historic Tour of Suffolk from the 17th to the 20th Centuries in Ipswich
• Next Saturday, 13th September, 10:30 am, Sea Shanties with The Silver Darlings in Ipswich

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