The Buildings That Fought Hitler for Yesterday

9 October 2020 Brighton based Indie Hello Mary is currently in production with an eight-part documentary series for UKTVs specialist factual channel, Yesterday, and Australias SBS. The Buildings That Fought Hitler (8x60) will premiere next year and will also be available on UKTVs on-demand service UKTV Play.

Presented by Rob Bell, The Buildings That Fought Hitler explores the buildings and structures that were built to defend Britain from a German invasion during World War II. From coastal defences, to secret bases used to house the auxiliary army, to the GHQ lines intended to protect the cities, the series travels across Britain featuring the incredible buildings that were built to fight off Hitler and his advancing army. Using a mixture of archive photography, expert interviews, and first-hand testimony, the series shines a light on the 26,000 buildings that were built, the fascinating stories behind them, and the legacy that they left behind.

Executive Producers on the series are Hello Mary Creative Director Clare Hollywood and CEO Steve Regan. Series Producer is Matthew Hinchcliffe. The deal was brokered by Parade Media and Daniel Thomas, acquisitions manager, for UKTV. Parade Media will distribute the series internationally.

UKTVs, Daniel Thomas says:

Yesterday viewers love to see the forgotten stories of World War II and this series has just that. Im delighted to have forged a new partnership with Hello Mary and be working together to reveal the fascinating secrets surrounding our countrys preparations for a Nazi invasion.

Hello Marys CEO, Steve Regan says:

Hello Mary is all about ideas from any genre that are returnable and work internationally and The Buildings That Fought Hitler is the perfect illustration of this mantra. Its also a testament to our work with Parade who are just as ambitious as us in wanting to create content that works globally

Parade Media Chief Content Officer, Mark Caulton says:

Were thrilled to be partnering with Yesterday, SBS and Hello Mary to bring this intriguing World War II story to life, in what we hope will be the first of many projects with strong appeal to UK and international audiences alike.

For more information please contact:

Ali Laurie, Network Communications Executive

About Yesterday

Freeview 25 | Sky 155 | Virgin 129 | Freesat 159 | youview 25

On demand on Sky and UKTV Play

@yesterdaytweets | yesterday.uktv.co.uk

Fascinating factual stories from the world around us.

Yesterday showcases original series such as Abandoned Engineering, Secrets of the Railways and Underground Worlds as well as new and exclusive observational documentaries including Bangers & Cash, and Train Truckers.

The channel also features stunning nature and science programming including David Attenboroughs Natural Curiosities and Planet Earth 2, plus seminal war documentaries such as The World at War.

About Parade Media

Parade is a producer-distributor with operations in London, Miami, Sydney and Singapore. Since launch in 2015, the company has built a library of more than 2300 hours of premium factual programming and has produced over 50 hours of original content.

Learn more at www.parade.media

Hello Mary Productions

Hello Mary was set up by CEO Steve Regan in 2019. Based in Brighton the company is currently in production on three series.

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