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TWO WORLD WARS
Programmes that focus on the two conflicts of unprecedented scale that took place in the 20th century
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D-Day: As It Happens
Series 1 Episode 1
C4
Telling the story of D-Day in a new way, by following the stories of seven people who were there
Telling the story of D-Day in a new way, by following the stories of seven people who were there
- Contains images and descriptions of war that some viewers may find distressing
- This episode has subtitles available
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Sex and the Swastika
C4
England created 'black' propaganda and distributed pornography to the Germans illustrating the sexual perversions of their leaders
England created 'black' propaganda and distributed pornography to the Germans illustrating the sexual perversions of their leaders
- Adult content including sexual imagery
- This episode has subtitles available
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Spying on Hitler's Army: Secret Recordings
Spying on Hitler's Army: The Secret Recordings
C4
The story of an audacious British operation to eavesdrop on the private conversations of 10,000 German POWs
The story of an audacious British operation to eavesdrop on the private conversations of 10,000 German POWs
- Contains images and descriptions of war and of the Holocaust, including dead bodies, which some viewers may find upsetting
- This episode has subtitles available
- This episode has audio description available
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The Somme
Series 1 Episode 1
M4
Draws on the letters and diaries of the men who fought there to capture an eyewitness experience of this infamous battle
Draws on the letters and diaries of the men who fought there to capture an eyewitness experience of this infamous battle
- This episode has subtitles available
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Blitz: London's Firestorm
C4
One-off documentary telling the story of a night when the German Luftwaffe attacked London with devastating results
One-off documentary telling the story of a night when the German Luftwaffe attacked London with devastating results
- This episode has subtitles available
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How the Bismarck Sank HMS Hood
C4
Shipwreck detectives use state-of-the-art equipment to discover how the Hood battleship was sunk so quickly during World War II
Shipwreck detectives use state-of-the-art equipment to discover how the Hood battleship was sunk so quickly during World War II
- This episode has subtitles available
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Commando
Series 1 Episode 1
M4
Four-part series about Churchill's band of brothers - an unorthodox outfit who operated outside the normal rules of warfare
Four-part series about Churchill's band of brothers - an unorthodox outfit who operated outside the normal rules of warfare
- This episode has subtitles available
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The Great Escape: The Reckoning
C4
The true story of the 76 Allied airmen who famously escaped from Stalag Luft in 1944, made famous by the Hollywood film
The true story of the 76 Allied airmen who famously escaped from Stalag Luft in 1944, made famous by the Hollywood film
- This episode has subtitles available
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The Battle of Hood and Bismarck
Series 1 Episode 1
C4
Two-part documentary that uses unique archive footage, eyewitness testimony, dramatic reconstruction and computer graphics
PlaylistTwo-part documentary that uses unique archive footage, eyewitness testimony, dramatic reconstruction and computer graphics
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Hell in the Pacific
Series 1 Episode 1
Compelling and provocative four part series accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East
Compelling and provocative four part series accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East
- Includes footage reflecting the brutality of bitter war
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War Horse: The Real Story
C4
The truth about the million British horses that served in World War I is even more epic than Steven Spielberg's War Horse feature…
The truth about the million British horses that served in World War I is even more epic than Steven Spielberg's War Horse feature film.
- Scenes of the realities of WW1
- This episode has subtitles available
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Digging the Great Escape
C4
Fascinating documentary that ollows a team of engineers, archaeologists and serving RAF officers who have assembled on the site…
Fascinating documentary that ollows a team of engineers, archaeologists and serving RAF officers who have assembled on the site of Stalag Luft III - the supposedly escape-proof World War II Prisoner of War camp.
- Strong language
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