Secret Nazi Bases – Yesterday

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Secret Nazi Bases
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Yesterday’s new six-part documentary series Secret Nazi Bases uncovers some amazing hidden structures built by Hitler’s men

In June 1940, Hitler had a toehold on British soil – he occupied Guernsey in the Channel Islands, and within 14 months Guernsey had become the most fortified island on Earth with 900 concrete structures peppered along its coastline including bunkers, towers, anti-aircraft sites and a labyrinthine network of tunnels. Some of  these are featured in the first of Yesterday’s new documentary series Secret Nazi Bases (for full listings, see our TV Guide).

The huge cost and complex logistics of transporting all the materials, labour and 12,000 soldiers to the resource-poor island began to baffle Hitler’s high command.

Secret Nazi Bases

Hitler filled Guernsey with tunnels, towers and bunkers, as we see in Yesterday’s Secret Nazi Bases

Why was the Führer so obsessed with Guernsey?

Did he have a more nefarious plan for the sleepy isle?

Experts analyse their findings… 

TV Times rating: ***

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.