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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(dramatic string music) Standing on these white cliffs, on a clear day you can see France

(dramatic string music) Standing on these white cliffs, on a clear day you can see France

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(dramatic string music)
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Standing on these white cliffs,
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on a clear day you can see France.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:30
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 • E02 Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Obviously there's a huge threat that a potential...
S01 • E01 Ironside begins a combination - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Ironside begins a combination
S01 • E05 These were the rather plainly titled, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These were the rather plainly titled,
S01 • E08 This wall was built to be tested on - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
This wall was built to be tested on
S01 • E04 In places, it's just 21 miles away. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
In places, it's just 21 miles away.
S01 • E02 And it stretches coast to coast, end to end, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it stretches coast to coast, end to end,
S01 • E06 (airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(airplane engines roaring) (suspenseful music)
S01 • E07 Britain's a maritime nation, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Britain's a maritime nation,
S01 • E04 But back then, no one knew if our radar technology - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
But back then, no one knew if our radar technology
S01 • E05 But these were the men and women at the cutting edge - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
But these were the men and women at the cutting edge
S01 • E01 So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
So if you can imagine scaffolding with an upright,
S01 • E03 They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
They were to become the famous Cabinet War Rooms,
S01 • E02 We've got railway blocks, road blocks, barbed wire, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
We've got railway blocks, road blocks, barbed wire,
S01 • E08 What the Canadians were testing right at this spot - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
What the Canadians were testing right at this spot
S01 • E07 The ship building going on between the wars - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
The ship building going on between the wars
S01 • E02 To think that it was planned and built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To think that it was planned and built
S01 • E06 (birds chirping) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(birds chirping)
S01 • E05 (soft tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
(soft tense music)
S01 • E04 (plane buzzing) (bomb exploding) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(plane buzzing) (bomb exploding)
S01 • E03 Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Whitehall, Westminster, Central London.