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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger, yet another location was needed

With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger, yet another location was needed

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With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger,
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yet another location was needed.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:51
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 • E02 And the range of vision from that emplacement - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And the range of vision from that emplacement
S01 • E08 In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
In fact, you couldn't land or fly anything
S01 • E01 The Germans would have been looking for any - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The Germans would have been looking for any
S01 • E02 From the lock just behind us - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
From the lock just behind us
S01 • E05 In order to keep the population informed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In order to keep the population informed
S01 • E03 And I think you've got to be there - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And I think you've got to be there
S01 • E07 But the secrecy lies in the fact - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But the secrecy lies in the fact
S01 • E06 Britain's farms and fields - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Britain's farms and fields
S01 • E01 And they came up with the idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And they came up with the idea
S01 • E04 The central wall will protect your fighter from blast - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The central wall will protect your fighter from blast
S01 • E02 (gentle music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
(gentle music)
S01 • E08 And what is amazing about this memo, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:11
And what is amazing about this memo,
S01 • E07 There are rotors inside that can be swapped around, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
There are rotors inside that can be swapped around,
S01 • E01 They were all slated on the roof - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
They were all slated on the roof
S01 • E04 And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And all of this is unskilled labor, cheap materials.
S01 • E06 Every barn and outbuilding was utilized - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
Every barn and outbuilding was utilized
S01 • E04 It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
It's just earth revetments and a bit of brickwork.
S01 • E02 The walls are 36-inches thick, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
The walls are 36-inches thick,
S01 • E05 (tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
(tense music)
S01 • E08 I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE." - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I thank the Gods of war we went when we did, DE."