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8 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
43 mins
Rob Bell explores the coastal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches, including a tower in Essex which controlled mines laid across the estuary.
Episode 2
43 mins
The physical defence of London was crucial. A ring of steel and concrete was thrown up around the capital as well as utilising natural defences.
Episode 3
44 mins
Numerous pill boxes, gun emplacements and dragon's teeth were all tactically positioned to slow the Germans trying to get to the major cities.
Episode 4
43 mins
RAF Kenley is one of the most intact Battle of Britain airfields. What gave Britain the edge during WWII was an integrated defence system and RADAR.
Episode 5
44 mins
Reigate Fort was repurposed to block the Nazi's from getting to London and was set to become Resistance HQ should the capital have fallen.
Episode 6
44 mins
With the blitz taking its toll, Britain had to keep it's manufacturing going. Shadow factories were born and were crucial in the production of ammunition.
Episode 7
Britain 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.
Episode 8
Rob 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.