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05 Apr
Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.
05 Apr
This first episode charts Chinggis Khaan's childhood as an outcast living in harsh conditions on the barren landscape - before he rose up and united all of the nomadic communities across the steppe.
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CIA and American politics experts pick apart the historical facts that surround the assassination as we look back on the events that led up to the 1960 US Presidential campaign.
05 Apr
With a better understanding of JFK's political career and the movements of Lee Harvey Oswald, we now need to dig a little deeper; who is really responsible, and will we ever know all the details?
05 Apr
Archaeologists' discovery of King Tut's tomb taught us about a lost civilisation. When death befell several members of the team, rumours of a curse on the tomb spread like wildfire around the world.
05 Apr
The remains of 7,000 humans were discovered in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta's Neolithic temple; could the temple reveal the mystery of who they belonged to and what happened to its owners?
05 Apr
CIA and American politics experts pick apart the historical facts that surround the assassination as we look back on the events that led up to the 1960 US Presidential campaign.
05 Apr
With a better understanding of JFK's political career and the movements of Lee Harvey Oswald, we now need to dig a little deeper; who is really responsible, and will we ever know all the details?
05 Apr
05 Apr
Giles Milton visits key D-Day sites along the Normandy coastline - including Omaha Beach and Pegasus Bridge - and we hear the stories of the men and women on both the attacking and defensive lines.
05 Apr
Giles Milton guides us round Normandy - the place where the D-Day invasion proved successful - from the gliders who went behind enemy lines to paratroopers who ambushed vital German generals.
05 Apr
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.
05 Apr
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.
05 Apr
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.
05 Apr
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.
05 Apr
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.
05 Apr
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.
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Brings history to life with captivating documentaries that take a fresh, modern look into history. We take our viewers on a powerful journey through time with intelligent, well researched programmes that entertain and challenge their minds. The focus is on european history, revealing the secrets of the past and how it defines us today.
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