Talk:Danger UXB

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Butterfly Bomb episode[edit]

Might be worth mentioning that after the episode with the highly volatile Butterfly Bombs a number of the viewing public reported having one in the house, not aware of what it was. In one case a bomb was found amongst the public display of a stately home. (79.190.69.142 (talk) 11:34, 26 October 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Final episode[edit]

Re-watched this the other night, and it's not actually clear who was responsible for the note in the fuse. I have therefore reworded the summary, amongst other changes. Nick Cooper (talk) 13:16, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Episode Summary[edit]

The episode descriptions don't include the assignment of a conscientiousness objector to the section. That objector later gives up his objections and becomes the "promising young officer" who dies at the pier.--Gaarmyvet (talk) 19:56, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Verisimilitude[edit]

Danger UXB is one of the most authentic pieces of historical fiction ever created. The fuses shown and diagrammed were genuine. The last number of the fuse indicated its purpose: '5' indicated an impact fuse (15 and 25 being the most frequently encountered); '7' indicated a clockwork time-delay fuse (in addition to the type 17 and 67 in the series, the type 57 was most often seen); '0' were anti-handling (i.e. booby trap) fuses of which the type 50 as depicted was the primary threat. The ZUS40 was real and much feared, almost always on the type 17. The defeating of the 'Y' fuse, done exactly in the circumstances shown, is already in the article under a note. The Crabtree discharger, clockstopper, steam sterilizer and other devices shown were all authentically depicted. imho this unusual degree of accuracy, presented in an entertaining manner, is deserving of notice in the article under production, but finding credible sources is a problem. If any fan editors, particularly in the UK, have access to such sources, please add to the article or link the sources on my talk page and I will make the addition. Thanx in advance.--Reedmalloy (talk) 23:06, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was a very good series, I watched it at the time - IIRC it was screened on Southern Television in 1979 but I may be wrong and it may have been the year before.

A good book on the subject (no relation to the series) is "Danger UXB - The Heroic Story of the WW II Bomb Disposal Teams" by James Owen, (2010) ISBN 978-1-4087-0195-9.

The book also includes information on the late Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, who was involved in BD until his death defuzing a bomb in 1941. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.29.18.153 (talk) 18:34, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I will verify the above comment, having also read the book, Danger UXB by James Owens. D. Klinger 25 August 2015 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.53.43.189 (talk) 02:44, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]