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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Obviously, some would have collapsed, but I bet you they're one or two that still got...

Obviously, some would have collapsed, but I bet you they're one or two that still got probably a couple of old grenades sitting in there (laughs) waiting to blow up at some point

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Obviously, some would have collapsed,
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but I bet you they're one or two
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that still got probably a couple of old grenades sitting
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in there (laughs) waiting to blow up at some point.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:35
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 • E03 Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Civilian casualties eventually numbered over 50,000.
S01 • E08 The buildings feel trapped in time - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The buildings feel trapped in time
S01 • E07 And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And that was a genius mathematician called Bill Tutte
S01 • E02 There've been a row of these directing a potential invasion - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
There've been a row of these directing a potential...
S01 • E04 The land was chosen here because it was flat, it was high. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
The land was chosen here because it was flat, it was high.
S01 • E03 The bomb blast damage to our streets - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
The bomb blast damage to our streets
S01 • E01 And so with every week that passed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And so with every week that passed,
S01 • E04 Linda Duffield is a volunteer - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Linda Duffield is a volunteer
S01 • E05 (birds chirp) (soft tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
(birds chirp) (soft tense music)
S01 • E07 We have Japanese codes, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
We have Japanese codes,
S01 • E08 Now it stands as a symbol of a vanished past, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Now it stands as a symbol of a vanished past,
S01 • E03 I think the legacy of the Luftwaffe's bombing campaign - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
I think the legacy of the Luftwaffe's bombing campaign
S01 • E04 Although Kenley had an illustrious career in Word War I, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:21
Although Kenley had an illustrious career in Word War I,
S01 • E03 London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
London, Portsmouth, Southampton, Exeter, Glasgow, Liverpool.
S01 • E01 We did naval power. Britain does burgeoning airpower. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
We did naval power. Britain does burgeoning airpower.
S01 • E06 Every year in November, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Every year in November,
S01 • E07 We often think that code-breaking - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
We often think that code-breaking
S01 • E01 But the army bit, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But the army bit,
S01 • E03 You walk down most streets in the center of, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
You walk down most streets in the center of,
S01 • E02 Although a lot of cash and construction effort - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Although a lot of cash and construction effort