Invasion

Name: Invasion
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-10-28
Rating: 8
Cast: Dan Cruickshank

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Documentary

A BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank examines attempts and plans to invade Britain and Ireland over the years by exploring coastal fortresses and defensive structures around the coast of the country to discover their military heritage.

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StatusEnded

First AiredOctober 28, 2001

Last AiredNovember 11, 2001

Episode Runtime50dk

Seasons1

Episodes3

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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Last Episode

S1 E3 • 11/11/2001

Battle for Britain

An insight into how Britain, under the threat of German invasion in the Second World War, reinvented itself as a fortified encampment, and how with the Channel no longer a barrier affording any protection, the country turned its attention to the skies. Cruickshank visits Farnborough to see stages in the development of radar, and recalls how Dover witnessed the installation of two huge guns that came to symbolise the defence of Britain.