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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves to detect the approach of enemy...

What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves to detect the approach of enemy aircraft

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What they wanted to do was be able to use radio waves
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to detect the approach of enemy aircraft.
Duration
9 seconds
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34
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:30
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E05 She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and therefore, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
She was basically Britain's only broadcaster, and...
S01 • E03 Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Back in London, many of the communal surface shelters
S01 • E04 The point of this is that every service person - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
The point of this is that every service person
S01 • E08 D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
D-Day had been originally planned for the 5th of June,
S01 • E06 If you had a reasonably big - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:31
If you had a reasonably big
S01 • E07 And you've got civilian women who answered adverts - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And you've got civilian women who answered adverts
S01 • E01 And the trouble was - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:19
And the trouble was
S01 • E05 You gotta remember that even households - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:15
You gotta remember that even households
S01 • E02 But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
But the brick work, if you'd take a blow from the side
S01 • E08 So Eisenhower convened a meeting in this very room - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So Eisenhower convened a meeting in this very room
S01 • E07 And it was a real community that built up around Bletchley. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And it was a real community that built up around Bletchley.
S01 • E07 There's a wonderful story of a married couple - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There's a wonderful story of a married couple
S01 • E08 If he didn't go in this window of good weather - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
If he didn't go in this window of good weather
S01 • E02 One good strike from one heavy tank round, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
One good strike from one heavy tank round,
S01 • E03 So initially the government were loathe - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
So initially the government were loathe
S01 • E04 It must be understood by all ranks - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:16
It must be understood by all ranks
S01 • E05 Churchill clearly understood - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
Churchill clearly understood
S01 • E03 There was a real fear of a kind of - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
There was a real fear of a kind of
S01 • E07 What happened in the huts at Bletchley Park - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What happened in the huts at Bletchley Park
S01 • E02 To make up for this lack of quality, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
To make up for this lack of quality,