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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

The BBC said, "Well, let's go to Bristol." From its basic beginnings in 1923, by 1934, BBC...

The BBC said, "Well, let's go to Bristol." From its basic beginnings in 1923, by 1934, BBC Bristol had established four successful studios at 23 Whiteladies Road, offering speech and drama productions for the west of England

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The BBC said, "Well, let's go to Bristol."
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From its basic beginnings in 1923, by 1934,
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BBC Bristol had established four successful studios
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at 23 Whiteladies Road,
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offering speech and drama productions
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for the west of England.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:06
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 Only eight of these ambitious deep shelters were completed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Only eight of these ambitious deep shelters were completed
S01 • E01 We was always up here, playing up here, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
We was always up here, playing up here,
S01 • E06 Shops and stores were full of luxurious items, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Shops and stores were full of luxurious items,
S01 • E08 And, as it turns out, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
And, as it turns out,
S01 • E04 But most of the structures built were far less complicated, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But most of the structures built were far less complicated,
S01 • E07 Bletchley is most famous for breaking the secrets - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Bletchley is most famous for breaking the secrets
S01 • E01 (both laughing) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
(both laughing)
S01 • E02 This would have allowed the army, the reserves - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
This would have allowed the army, the reserves
S01 • E06 As Nazi U-boats sank our ships in the Atlantic, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
As Nazi U-boats sank our ships in the Atlantic,
S01 • E04 You're gonna have this air force, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
You're gonna have this air force,
S01 • E07 This portable coding device had made it possible - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
This portable coding device had made it possible
S01 • E03 I can't imagine a worse place to spend the night - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
I can't imagine a worse place to spend the night
S01 • E01 Everything was here just as they left it, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
Everything was here just as they left it,
S01 • E04 But also you need an infrastructure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But also you need an infrastructure
S01 • E05 So after the outbreak of war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
So after the outbreak of war,
S01 • E08 The weather certainly hasn't - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The weather certainly hasn't
S01 • E03 You know, the one thing you may have noticed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
You know, the one thing you may have noticed
S01 • E04 It's even something as basic - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
It's even something as basic
S01 • E01 This was a World War II coastal defense battery - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This was a World War II coastal defense battery
S01 • E02 So this example of one of the defenses - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So this example of one of the defenses