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'''''Invasion''''' is a [[BBC]] [[documentary film|documentary series]] in which [[Dan Cruickshank]] examines attempts and plans to invade [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]] over the years by exploring coastal [[fortress]]es and [[defense (military)|defensive]] structures around the coast of the country to discover their military heritage. It was first broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in October [[2001 in television|2001]].
'''''Invasion''''' is a [[BBC]] [[documentary film|documentary series]] in which [[Dan Cruickshank]] examines attempts and plans to invade [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]] over the years by exploring coastal [[fortress]]es and [[defense (military)|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 28 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.
First aired on 28 October 2001, this three part series examines the portrayal of Britain as an impregnable self-sufficient island fortress and 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.
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 [[Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom|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 [[Operation Sea Lion|German invasion]] during World War II.


===Companion book===
==Companion book==
* {{cite book
* {{cite book
| date = October 12, 2001
| date = 12 October 2001
| title = Invasion: Defending Britain from Attack
| title = Invasion: Defending Britain from Attack
| last = Cruickshank
| last = Cruickshank
| first = Dan
| first = Dan
| publisher = [[Macmillan Publishers|Boxtree Ltd.]] (hardcover)
| publisher = [[Macmillan Publishers|Boxtree Ltd.]] (hardcover)
| isbn = 978-0752220291
| isbn = 978-0-7522-2029-1
| url-access = registration
}}
| url = https://archive.org/details/invasiondefendin0000crui
}}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/french_threat_01.shtml Nelson, Napoleon and the French Threat]'' by Dan Cruickshank
*''[https://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
*''[https://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
*''[https://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
*''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/invasion_threat_01.shtml The Threat of Invasion An Overview]'' by Dr Niall Barr
* {{IMDb title|id=0414743|title=Invasion}}


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[[Category:2001 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:2001 British television series endings]]
[[Category:2000s British documentary television series]]
[[Category:BBC television documentaries about history]]
[[Category:2000s British television miniseries]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]




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Invasion
GenreDocumentary
Directed byJulian Birkett
Presented byDan Cruickshank
Voices ofChristopher Villiers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerBasil Comely
Edward Bazalgette
Julian Birkett
Tim Dunn
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release28 October (2001-10-28) –
11 November 2001 (2001-11-11)

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 28 October 2001, this three part series examines the portrayal of Britain as an impregnable self-sufficient island fortress and 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 II.

Companion book

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  • Cruickshank, Dan (12 October 2001). Invasion: Defending Britain from Attack. Boxtree Ltd. (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-7522-2029-1.

References

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