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- Set in historical houses and palaces, historian Suzannah Lipscomb will speak to experts to reveal some famous royal scandals, and many lesser-known ones.
- 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.
- An expert paranormal team explore the stuff of nightmares as they hunt for ghostly activity in the subterranean world, whilst above ground a support team will monitor the below ground investigation.
- 2021– 43m6.6 (8)TV EpisodeRob Bell explores the coastal defence network built to defend Britain's beaches, including a tower in Essex which controlled mines laid across the estuary.
- 2021– 43m6.8 (9)TV EpisodeThe physical defence of London was crucial. A ring of steel and concrete was thrown up around the capital as well as utilising natural defences.
- 2021– 44m6.7 (9)TV EpisodeNumerous pill boxes, gun emplacements and dragon's teeth were all tactically positioned to slow the Germans trying to get to the major cities.
- 2021– 43m7.2 (8)TV EpisodeRAF 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.
- 2021– 44m7.3 (6)TV EpisodeReigate Fort was repurposed to block the Nazi's from getting to London and was set to become Resistance HQ should the capital have fallen.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.