April 19, 2021 • 45m
Rob Bell explores the costal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches against invasion during WWII, including a tower in ...Read more
April 26, 2021 • 45m
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.
May 3, 2021 • 1h 35m
Numerous pill boxes, gun emplacements and dragon's teeth were all tactically positioned to slow the Germans trying to get to the major cities.
May 10, 2021 • 42m
RAF Kenley is one of the most intact Battle of Britain airfields left standing. Britain was able to resist the German invasion, wh...Read more
May 17, 2021 • 45m
Reigate Fort was repurposed in preparation for a Nazi invasion of Britain. It was designed to block the Nazi's from getting to Lon...Read more
May 24, 2021 • 45m
With the blitz taking its toll, Britain had to find a way to keep it's manufacturing going. Shadow factories were born and were cr...Read more
May 31, 2021 • 45m
Britain needed to produce vast amounts of ammunition. Chatham Docks on the Medway saw 142 ships set sail, and bomber bases sprung ...Read more
June 7, 2021 • 45m
Rob Bell looks at how the greatest amphibious invasion in human history was being prepared in Southern England and the buildings t...Read more