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And what's really striking about Bletchley
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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

And what's really striking about Bletchley is it's an organization that draws in data in...

And what's really striking about Bletchley is it's an organization that draws in data in enormous volumes

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And what's really striking about Bletchley
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is it's an organization that draws in data
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in enormous volumes.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:00
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E03 There was an area that you could wash up, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
There was an area that you could wash up,
S01 • E06 So it was very difficult to be able to exist - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
So it was very difficult to be able to exist
S01 • E08 The troops that were used - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The troops that were used
S01 • E02 Lots and lots of evacuees actually came to Somerset - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Lots and lots of evacuees actually came to Somerset
S01 • E04 It was having an integrated defense network, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
It was having an integrated defense network,
S01 • E03 It was more like a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was more like a bucket of soapy water and a sponge.
S01 • E06 (thoughtful upbeat music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
(thoughtful upbeat music)
S01 • E07 The people at Bletchley find a way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The people at Bletchley find a way
S01 • E02 And then here you've got the blocks at the back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And then here you've got the blocks at the back
S01 • E08 They weren't actually paratroopers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
They weren't actually paratroopers
S01 • E01 These fortified constructions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These fortified constructions
S01 • E03 Some people that still went to their homes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Some people that still went to their homes
S01 • E04 That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey
S01 • E01 And all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all these years later,
S01 • E02 And there's that worry - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And there's that worry
S01 • E05 So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed,
S01 • E08 Although they didn't know - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Although they didn't know
S01 • E07 And so Bletchley's ability to successfully - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And so Bletchley's ability to successfully
S01 • E03 But there was an option, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But there was an option,
S01 • E01 This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore.