From the Ashes of WWII - Season 1

This episode explores the immense task of rebuilding a Germany shattered in every sense of the word; the country's emerging architecture reflected the past and the path to recovery.

Bomber: Terror of WWII - Season 1

At the outbreak of WWII in 1939, some of the first violence took the form of the bomber; gas masks, shelters, and the evacuation of children were all signs of awareness and fear of the bomber.

Paris: The Mystery of The Lost Palace

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Professor Salima Ikram shows us an extraordinary series of reliefs and inscriptions about Ramses' battles with the 'Sea People' at Ramses III's mortuary temple at Medinet Habu in Egypt.

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Around 1200 B.C. / B.C.E.: Bronze Age people are on the move across the Eastern Mediterranean and sacking and burning the great centres of civilisation as they go.

Out of Europe

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Professor Salima Ikram shows us an extraordinary series of reliefs and inscriptions about Ramses' battles with the 'Sea People' at Ramses III's mortuary temple at Medinet Habu in Egypt.

Bronze-Age Apocalypse - Season 1

Around 1200 B.C. / B.C.E.: Bronze Age people are on the move across the Eastern Mediterranean and sacking and burning the great centres of civilisation as they go.

Out of Europe

Top Ten Warfare - Season 1

What makes a successful war leader? Influential leaders of warfare all share a vision and the ability to inspire others to follow their orders, but how they lead differs hugely.

Top Ten Warfare - Season 1

Secrecy in war can mean the difference between victory and defeat; from spies to sabotage, military commanders often turn to secret plans at the height of war in order to gain a strategic advantage.

Top Ten Warfare - Season 1

The greatest 20th-century commanders understood warfare at both strategic and tactical level; some instilled loyalty in their troops through fear and intimidation while others inspired confidence.

Top Ten Warfare - Season 1

What defines a successful fighting force? Warfare has changed radically over the last century, and armed forces have had to adapt to new technologies and tactics.

Top Ten Warfare - Season 1

The Mark 1 tank was first used in 1916 to give the Allies an advantage in the trenches; it changed how battles were fought and became the foundation of a century of innovation in armoured vehicles.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

The struggle for victory necessitated development of gun technologies; new inventions would emerge on the battlefields and at times surprise soldiers on both sides of the fight.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

World War II fostered the emergence of both iconic and unusual tanks that were each engineered with distinct aims; we explore diverse tank innovations and the overall trajectory of armoured warfare.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

World War II ignited a fierce battle for aerial dominance and drove nations to pioneer secret aircraft technologies; this episode explores the development of early jet fighters.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

World War II was a battle for supremacy at sea more than any other conflict before or since; in this episode, we explore how the secret weapons of naval warfare changed the tides of history.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

WWII facilitated the use of technology to wreak destruction from afar; through success and failure, the bomb was and remains a weapon that can tip the balance in favour of those who wield its power.

Secret Weapons: WWII - Season 1

Espionage and intelligence were crucial during WWII; clever camouflage, the Enigma machine, and concealable weapons were as important as any tank, ship, aircraft or bomb.

The True Story of the Tattooist of Auschwitz New

Female Spies of WWII - Season 1

In the opening episode, we are introduced to the first brave female spies who executed their missions while evading the Gestapo 'spy hunters' in occupied France.

Female Spies of WWII - Season 1

Noor Inayat Khan, Yolande Beekman and Yvonne Cormeau were trained together as radio operators; these women were instrumental in organising and communicating with the Allied forces in London.