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Paul Murton experiences island life. His final difficult journey sees him travel to Heisgeir, Sula Sgeir and North Rona. Part 6 of 6.
A celebratory programme exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works.
Berlin, a city that wears its scars, has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle by competing ideologies in the Cold War. Part 1 of 2.
Berlin, a city that wears its scars, has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle by competing ideologies in the Cold War. Part 2 of 2.
An immersive documentary offering an insight into the time of peace between the First and Second World Wars, and how these 20 years of peace produced war. Part 1 of 8.
The victors of World War 1 believed that keeping their vanquished foes under-armed would guarantee peace. And so as the US and Great Britain began to increase their military holdings, it was at the expense of a humiliated Germany. Part 2 of 8.
Technological advances were embraced by some—but not all—whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. Part 3 of 8.
By the late twenties, Europe—France especially—appeared to have put the bad old days of economic strife behind them. A few voices warned that this boom time would have inevitable consequences, but the majority weren't listening. Part 4 of 8.
In the 20s, there seemed to be some good candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? Part 5 of 8.
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. Part 6 of 8.
By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? Part 7 of 8.
For some, appeasement was the only way 'repeating the disaster of WW1 had to be avoided at all costs'. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. Part 8 of 8.
A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war.
