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Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. Part 5 of 6.
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team find out how more leisure time and cheap rail transport meant more freedom for working-class Victorians. Part 6 of 6.
The rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications. Martin Smith traces the defining moments for the Chinese leader, how he’s exercising power and the impact on China and relations with the U.S. and the world.
The fourth programme in the series reveals how the Union disaster at Fredericksburg prefaced further successes for the Confederacy. At Chancellorsville in May, Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson, and at Vicksburg, Grant's attempts to take the city by siege are stopped. The programme highlights the fierce Northern opposition to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and ends with Lee's decision to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces away from Vicksburg. Part 4 of 9.
This episode opens with a dramatic account of the Battle of Gettysburg in which 150,000 men fight to the death in Pennsylvania over a period of three days, culminating in Pickett's legendary charge. Also chronicled are the fall of Vicksburg, the New York draft riots, the first use of black troops, and the battles at Chickamauga, Georgia and Chattanooga. The episode closes with Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg where he struggles to articulate what is happening to his people. Part 5 of 9.
Episode six of the series begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other, from the wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia. In 30 days, the two armies lose more men than both sides have lost in three years of war. The programme also follows General Sherman's Atlanta campaign through the mountains of north Georgia. Part 6 of 9.
Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, overcoming unprecedented obstacles and opposition. With insider interviews, tracing defining moments over Trump’s life and career, his 2020 election loss, felony convictions, and historic comeback.
On the west coast of Scotland are a group of islands that are so remote they almost seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world and are populated by just a few hardy souls. Part 3 of 6.
