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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

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♪ It's just a time for dancing ♪
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The BBC had a reputation
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for being authentic and trustworthy.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:10
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 • E02 It hadn't been a huge amount of testing carried out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
It hadn't been a huge amount of testing carried out,
S01 • E06 So every resource, whether it was human, manpower, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
So every resource, whether it was human, manpower,
S01 • E03 Public shelters on the streets were either adapted - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
Public shelters on the streets were either adapted
S01 • E04 This is Kenley's rifle range. It was a 50-yard range. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is Kenley's rifle range. It was a 50-yard range.
S01 • E08 The challenge for us was that the American meteorologists - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:20
The challenge for us was that the American meteorologists
S01 • E04 You can see the wall - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
You can see the wall
S01 • E02 Yes, there were troops building them, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Yes, there were troops building them,
S01 • E07 She discovered after the war that she was phoning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
She discovered after the war that she was phoning
S01 • E05 ♪ Where the music ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
♪ Where the music ♪
S01 • E06 With a constant need for new billets, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
With a constant need for new billets,
S01 • E03 Or they were purpose built, the most common version - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Or they were purpose built, the most common version
S01 • E05 It was about information. It was about entertainment. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
It was about information. It was about entertainment.
S01 • E02 And you've also got civilian contractors, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:17
And you've also got civilian contractors,
S01 • E04 There was a kind of revolving mechanism there. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a kind of revolving mechanism there.
S01 • E01 Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Britain's defense structures needed to be fortified
S01 • E07 Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Bletchley had a huge workforce of both civilian
S01 • E05 ♪ The world that lies before you ♪ - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
♪ The world that lies before you ♪
S01 • E03 Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
Over 6,000 of these concrete blocks
S01 • E04 There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
There was a shelter that people stood under to fire from.
S01 • E06 Even the wealthiest and most privileged - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Even the wealthiest and most privileged