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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Now that happens to be the home of none other than Max Aitken

Now that happens to be the home of none other than Max Aitken

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Now that happens to be the home
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of none other than Max Aitken.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:48
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E06 This is the south front of college, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the south front of college,
S01 • E07 Built in 1883, it was on the verge of demolition - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
Built in 1883, it was on the verge of demolition
S01 • E01 Soldiers would stand and shoot out - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Soldiers would stand and shoot out
S01 • E02 His title was Lord Beaverbrook, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
His title was Lord Beaverbrook,
S01 • E05 (footsteps shuffle) (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
(footsteps shuffle) (tense music)
S01 • E06 One landed just about where we are now, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
One landed just about where we are now,
S01 • E04 If a bomb landed nearby, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
If a bomb landed nearby,
S01 • E03 So it would have been hugely dislocating - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
So it would have been hugely dislocating
S01 • E08 When the war ended, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:18
When the war ended,
S01 • E05 So wireless sets were hidden away inside unlikely buildings - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
So wireless sets were hidden away inside unlikely buildings
S01 • E03 And of course, London experienced that on a nightly basis. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
And of course, London experienced that on a nightly basis.
S01 • E04 The building itself has got a bomb-proof roof. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The building itself has got a bomb-proof roof.
S01 • E02 He's a man that knows what he wants. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
He's a man that knows what he wants.
S01 • E06 (gentle solemn music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
(gentle solemn music)
S01 • E07 Admiral Sinclair selected it because it was out of London, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Admiral Sinclair selected it because it was out of London,
S01 • E02 And at his local railway mark, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And at his local railway mark,
S01 • E01 These hulking, historic forts were all well and good, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
These hulking, historic forts were all well and good,
S01 • E04 The way this has been done - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
The way this has been done
S01 • E05 Got examples of publicans having them - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Got examples of publicans having them
S01 • E03 As well as London, the Luftwaffe attacked - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
As well as London, the Luftwaffe attacked