Season 1
8 episodes · Apr 19, 2021
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S1E1We Shall Fight on the Beaches
Apr 19, 202145mRob Bell explores the costal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches against invasion during WWII, including a tower in Essex which controlled mines laid across the estuary.
S1E2We Shall Fight Them in the Street
Apr 26, 202145mThe physical defence of London was crucial. A ring of steel and concrete was thrown up around the capital as well as utilising natural defences.
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We Shall Fight Them in the Fields
May 3, 202195mNumerous pill boxes, gun emplacements and dragon's teeth were all tactically positioned to slow the Germans trying to get to the major cities.
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We Shall Fight Them in the Air
May 10, 202142mRAF Kenley is one of the most intact Battle of Britain airfields left standing. Britain was able to resist the German invasion, what gave Britain the edge during WWII was an integrated defence system and RADAR.
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We Shall Never Surrender
May 17, 202145mReigate Fort was repurposed in preparation for a Nazi invasion of Britain. It was designed to block the Nazi's from getting to London and was set to become the Resistance headquarters should the capital have fallen.
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Keep The Home Fires Burning
May 24, 202145mWith the blitz taking its toll, Britain had to find a way to keep it's manufacturing going. Shadow factories were born and were crucial in the production of ammunition and other wartime essentials.
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Fighting Back by Sea and Air
May 31, 202145mBritain needed to produce vast amounts of ammunition. Chatham Docks on the Medway saw 142 ships set sail, and bomber bases sprung up across the country.
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The Day of Days
Jun 7, 202145mRob Bell looks at how the greatest amphibious invasion in human history was being prepared in Southern England and the buildings that helped with the invasion of Normandy on D-Day and Operation Overlord.