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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

Work on breaking this code took place here, in Hut Four

Work on breaking this code took place here, in Hut Four

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Work on breaking this code took place here, in Hut Four.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:40
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E01 Built from brick and concrete, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
Built from brick and concrete,
S01 • E08 This is a memorandum - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
This is a memorandum
S01 • E06 And so, if you wanted to set up a farm in the 1930s, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
And so, if you wanted to set up a farm in the 1930s,
S01 • E03 They've got rats, they're dirty, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
They've got rats, they're dirty,
S01 • E05 1,300 people were killed in the raids, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
1,300 people were killed in the raids,
S01 • E06 So actually, suddenly this whole idea - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
So actually, suddenly this whole idea
S01 • E03 You're sleeping next to complete strangers. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
You're sleeping next to complete strangers.
S01 • E02 When we have a closer look at it, you can see - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
When we have a closer look at it, you can see
S01 • E07 What that means is it takes the letters of a message - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
What that means is it takes the letters of a message
S01 • E04 Also, in terms of getting them in the air, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
Also, in terms of getting them in the air,
S01 • E01 To protect them from aerial attack, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
To protect them from aerial attack,
S01 • E03 I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
I think they are a place where you feel very vulnerable
S01 • E05 With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
With the BBC's Whiteladies Road studios now in danger,
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 • E07 But the secrecy lies in the fact - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But the secrecy lies in the fact
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 • E05 In order to keep the population informed - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
In order to keep the population informed