Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts (2023): S01E03 – Avoiding Armageddon

Introduction Professor Alice Roberts, Professor Danielle George and Dr Onyeka Nubia examine how Britain has responded to invasion over the centuries. Outline Professor Alice Roberts, Professor Danielle George and Dr Onyeka Nubia tell the story of Britain’s response to the risk of nuclear attack during the early years of the Cold War. Danielle visits subterranean…

Andrew Marshall

28/10/2023

1–2 minutes

History, Military Documentary, War

Introduction

Professor Alice Roberts, Professor Danielle George and Dr Onyeka Nubia examine how Britain has responded to invasion over the centuries.

Outline

Professor Alice Roberts, Professor Danielle George and Dr Onyeka Nubia tell the story of Britain’s response to the risk of nuclear attack during the early years of the Cold War. Danielle visits subterranean networks from where the country would have been run following a nuclear war. Onyeka learns how an upper-class spy network was passing our early nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, and discovers just how unprepared the British public would have been in the event of an attack.

Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 18 November 2023.
Running Time: 47 minutes.
Country: UK.
Language: English.

Video Link(s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQkw83thPs