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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(thoughtful upbeat music) To illustrate just how meager the rations were, the We'll Meet...

(thoughtful upbeat music) To illustrate just how meager the rations were, the We'll Meet Again Home Front Museum in Freiston Shore, Lincolnshire, educates children about the hardships their grandparents went through

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To illustrate just how meager the rations were,
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the We'll Meet Again Home Front Museum
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in Freiston Shore, Lincolnshire,
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educates children about the hardships
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their grandparents went through.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:07
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 The people at Bletchley find a way - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The people at Bletchley find a way
S01 • E08 They weren't actually paratroopers - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
They weren't actually paratroopers
S01 • E02 And then here you've got the blocks at the back - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And then here you've got the blocks at the back
S01 • E03 Some people that still went to their homes - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Some people that still went to their homes
S01 • E01 These fortified constructions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
These fortified constructions
S01 • E04 That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
That embryonic idea that first began at Bawdsey
S01 • E01 And all these years later, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all these years later,
S01 • E02 And there's that worry - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
And there's that worry
S01 • E05 So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So if Whiteladies Road had been bombed,
S01 • E07 And so Bletchley's ability to successfully - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
And so Bletchley's ability to successfully
S01 • E08 Although they didn't know - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Although they didn't know
S01 • E03 But there was an option, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
But there was an option,
S01 • E01 This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
This is the main gun battery at Freiston Shore.
S01 • E06 At the start of the war, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
At the start of the war,
S01 • E04 The IT infrastructure being designed and built - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The IT infrastructure being designed and built
S01 • E02 So we've got a very rudimentary form, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
So we've got a very rudimentary form,
S01 • E05 The BBC made the most of its new location - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
The BBC made the most of its new location
S01 • E06 The blue one was for juniors, which is children, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The blue one was for juniors, which is children,
S01 • E07 And I think it's one of the less acknowledged contributions - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And I think it's one of the less acknowledged...
S01 • E03 A ventilation system was needed to ensure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
A ventilation system was needed to ensure