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And this ground-breaking technology and the inspiration for it, was, in fact, largely conceived in another great British institution, one that helped us get through the war: the pub

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And this ground-breaking technology
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and the inspiration for it, was, in fact, largely conceived
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in another great British institution,
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one that helped us get through the war: the pub.
Duration
13 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:04
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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Movie Summary

During World War II, the British built or reinforced a series of structures consisting of over 26,000 buildings to form a line of defence against an expected German invasion. Rob Bell travels around the UK to learn their secrets.
S01 • E08 And so the whole place is just dedicated to war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And so the whole place is just dedicated to war,
S01 • E07 The list's divided into years of loss. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The list's divided into years of loss.
S01 • E03 Although the government might have felt safe and secure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Although the government might have felt safe and secure
S01 • E07 We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We can actually see the way the war waxed and waned
S01 • E01 There was a huge great gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
There was a huge great gun position
S01 • E05 In strict secrecy, training was conducted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In strict secrecy, training was conducted
S01 • E02 It fell on the home guard, local volunteers, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It fell on the home guard, local volunteers,
S01 • E06 In the summer of 1940, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
In the summer of 1940,
S01 • E01 Famously also, of course, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Famously also, of course,
S01 • E07 Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940 - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Not very many lost in 1939, a big bunch in 1940
S01 • E05 (tense brooding music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(tense brooding music)
S01 • E03 But, again, in the principle of make do and mend, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
But, again, in the principle of make do and mend,
S01 • E08 I hope to think it'll never happen again, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I hope to think it'll never happen again,
S01 • E06 "In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
"In May, Holland and Belgium were attacked
S01 • E02 To mark the birthday of their home guard, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
To mark the birthday of their home guard,
S01 • E01 It widened and expanded - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It widened and expanded
S01 • E06 "A novel feature of these attacks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
"A novel feature of these attacks
S01 • E05 After the war, he'd been involved in art, in insurrections, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
After the war, he'd been involved in art, in...
S01 • E04 On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family pub - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
On Dorset's south coast, Charlie Newman's family...
S01 • E03 Often in people's back gardens, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Often in people's back gardens,