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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(flames roar) But despite moving, the BBC and Bristol didn't escape the blitz

(flames roar) But despite moving, the BBC and Bristol didn't escape the blitz

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But despite moving,
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the BBC and Bristol didn't escape the blitz.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:39
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 • E07 Work on breaking this code took place here, in Hut Four. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Work on breaking this code took place here, in Hut Four.
S01 • E01 Built from brick and concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Built from brick and concrete,
S01 • E08 This is a memorandum - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
This is a memorandum
S01 • E06 And so, if you wanted to set up a farm in the 1930s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And so, if you wanted to set up a farm in the 1930s,
S01 • E03 They've got rats, they're dirty, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They've got rats, they're dirty,
S01 • E05 1,300 people were killed in the raids, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
1,300 people were killed in the raids,
S01 • E06 So actually, suddenly this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
So actually, suddenly this whole idea
S01 • E03 You're sleeping next to complete strangers. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You're sleeping next to complete strangers.
S01 • E02 When we have a closer look at it, you can see - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
When we have a closer look at it, you can see
S01 • E07 What that means is it takes the letters of a message - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What that means is it takes the letters of a message
S01 • E04 Also, in terms of getting them in the air, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Also, in terms of getting them in the air,
S01 • E01 To protect them from aerial attack, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To protect them from aerial attack,
S01 • E03 I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable
S01 • E05 With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger,
S01 • E02 And the range of vision from that emplacement - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And the range of vision from that emplacement
S01 • E08 In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything
S01 • E01 The Germans would have been looking for any - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Germans would have been looking for any
S01 • E02 From the lock just behind us - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
From the lock just behind us
S01 • E03 And I think you've got to be there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And I think you've got to be there
S01 • E05 In order to keep the population informed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In order to keep the population informed