Escape from Colditz

3 Episodes

The Germans believed escape from Colditz was all but impossible. But they were proved wrong time and again, defeated by planning, ingenuity and boundless bravery.

The Untold Battle of Britain

1 Episode

The story of 303 Squadron: 34 Polish fighter pilots who overturned RAF prejudices to earn their chance to fight in the Battle of Britain, in which they shot down 126 Luftwaffe aircraft

Commando

4 Episodes

This four-part series tells the true story of Churchill's band of brothers - an unorthodox mix of misfits and buccaneers who operated outside the normal rules of warfare

The Relief of Belsen

1 Episode

Powerful and moving feature-length drama, which reveals the extraordinary story of one of the most heroic medical relief operations in European history

A Very British Coup

2 Episodes

Based on the novel by Chris Mullin, this political thriller stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself up to his neck in conspiracy

Hell in the Pacific

4 Episodes

Hell in the Pacific is a compelling and provocative four part series accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East

My Father the Mercenary

1 Episode

This emotional First Cut film follows a brother and sister as they travel from England to Belgium to collect their father's remains, and to uncover the extraordinary story of who he was and how he died

The Somme

1 Episode

Told through letters, diaries and journals written at the time, the film draws on the thoughts and feelings of the men who fought there to capture the eyewitness experience of the Battle of the Somme