• Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
  • A-Z
  • TV Guide
Sign in

Useful Links

U Presents

  • Help
  • Activate Your TV
  • Terms & Conditions

Information

  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Manage Cookies

Our values

  • Sustainability
  • Accessibilty
  • Modern slavery

Corporate

  • UKTV Corporate
  • UKTV Careers
  • Ways to Watch

Copyright © 2025 UKTV Media Limited

Social Media Links

  • U on Facebook
  • U on Instagram
  • U on Youtube
  • U on X
  • U on TikTok

The Buildings That Fought Hitler

1 Series ∙ 8 Episodes ∙ Military & War

Presenter and engineer Rob Bell presents an eight-part series on the defences that Britain put in place in 1940 to defend the country against the threat of a Nazi invasion.

Sign in to watch

Series Selector for The Buildings That Fought Hitler

All episodes for series 1 of The Buildings That Fought Hitler

S1 E1 · We Shall Fight On The Beaches

Rob Bell explores the coastal defence network put in place to defend Britain's beaches.

S1 E2 · We Shall Fight Them In The Streets

The physical defence of London was crucial, and a ring of steel and concrete was thrown up around the capital.

S1 E3 · We Shall Fight Them In The Fields

Pill boxes, gun emplacements and dragon's teeth were all positioned to slow the Germans.

S1 E4 · We Shall Fight Them In The Air

What gave Britain the edge during WWII was an integrated defence system and RADAR.

S1 E5 · We Shall Never Surrender

Reigate Fort was repurposed to block the Nazi's from getting to London.

S1 E6 · Keep The Home Fires Burning

With the toll of the blitz Britain birthed shadow factories to keep manufacturing alive.

S1 E7 · Fighting Back by Sea and Air

Rob Bell looks at some of the buildings that helped the Navy and Air Force in WWII.

S1 E8 · The Day of Days

Rob Bell explores the buildings that helped with D-Day and Operation Overlord.

Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

Guy Martin's Spitfire

The Black Panthers of WW2

World War 2 From Above

Adolf Hitler's War

Secret Nazi Bases

Underground Worlds

War Factories

Space Shuttle: Triumph and Tragedy

Rise of the Nazis

The Architecture the Railways Built