Invasion (TV documentary)

Invasion (TV documentary)

Infobox Television
show_name = Invasion


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genre = Documentary
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director = Julian Birkett
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presenter = Dan Cruickshank
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voices = Christopher Villiers
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country = UK
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 3
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distributor = BBC
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producer = Basil Comely
Edward Bazalgette
Julian Birkett
Tim Dunn
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runtime = 50 minutes
channel = BBC Two
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first_aired = October 28
last_aired = November 11, 2001
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"Invasion" is 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. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in October 2001.

First aired on 28th October 2001, this three part series seeks to dispel this popular myth and provide an argument that Britain is a nation whose history is instead defined by the fear of invasion.

In episode one, "Fortress Britain", Cruickshank visits the sites of some little-known invasion attempts. In episode two, "The Bogeyman Is Coming", Cruickshank looks at Britain's response to the threat of French invasion by Napoleon's army in 1804. In the final episode, "Battle for Britain", Cruickshank examines how Britain reinvented itself as a fortified encampment under the threat of German invasion during World War 2.

Companion book

* cite book
date = Oct 12, 2001
title = Invasion: Defending Britain from Attack
last = Cruickshank
first = Dan
publisher = Boxtree Ltd. (hardcover)
id = ISBN 978-0752220291

External links

*" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/french_threat_01.shtml Nelson, Napoleon and the French Threat] " by Dan Cruickshank
*" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/invasion_ww1_01.shtml World War One: A New Enemy] " by Dan Cruickshank
*" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/invasion_ww2_01.shtml The German Threat to Britain in World War Two] " by Dan Cruickshank
*" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/invasion_threat_01.shtml The Threat of Invasion - An Overview] " by Dr Niall Barr


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