Irony Strikes: Film About Bomb Disposal Crews Halted by Actual Unexploded Bomb

Coventry, England The screening of a film focused on the heroics of WWII bomb disposal crews was abruptly postponed on Tuesday afternoon after construction workers unearthed a real WWII bomb at the venue.

The film, It Takes a City, was scheduled to be shown by a theatre group at the Daimler Powerhouse arts complex. The story apparently centers on two different bomb disposal crews operating in Coventry decades apart.

Just hours before the event, workmen at the adjacent Sandy Lane Business Park in Radford discovered the UXO item. Authorities immediately established a 100-meter safety cordon, evacuating 96 nearby homes. An EOD team responded, executing a controlled detonation to neutralize the device.

Derek Nisbet, co-director of the theatre group, noted the historical irony, pointing out that the original Daimler factory on the site was almost completely destroyed during the war. The theatre group plans to reschedule the screening for later this month.