(tense brooding music) With the threat of invasion looming and Britain looking...
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(tense brooding music) With the threat of invasion looming and Britain looking increasingly like it might be occupied, there was a real fear that our basic defenses wouldn't be enough to stop the might of the German army, and so difficult decisions needed to be made about what we do in the event of defeat
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(tense brooding music)
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With the threat of invasion looming
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and Britain looking increasingly like it might be occupied,
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there was a real fear that our basic defenses
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wouldn't be enough to stop the might of the German army,
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and so difficult decisions needed to be made
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about what we do in the event of defeat.
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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.
