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Sir Tony Robinson visits York Minster and learns it is home to one of the world's oldest police forces, created to keep unruly medieval monks in check. Made in 2018. Part 1 of 6.
In this episode, Sir Tony Robinson reveals the story of Canterbury Cathedral, Britain's oldest cathedral. Part 2 of 6.
On June 10, 1944 a German SS division arrived in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and massacred 643 innocent civilians. Oradour remains a monument to the brutality of war and how civilians paid the price when the battle passed through their village.
Episode one tells the story of the founding of the SAS in the heat of the north African desert in 1941. David Archibald Stirling is an aristocratic dreamer who had once held ambitions to be an artist or perhaps a famous mountaineer but now, with the war in the desert reaching its most desperate stage, Stirling has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least expect it - from behind their own lines. But Stirling is up against the many in British High Command who do not want to see him succeed with his radical new way of warfare. Against the odds, Stirling wins through and helps the Allies towards victory in the desert. The cost is high. In combat, Stirling loses lieutenant Jock Lewes, his right-hand man. With his brilliant training methods and invention of a new weapon, Lewes has proved vital to making Stirling's dream of a crack fighting force a reality. Stirling must soldier on alone. Part 1 of 3.
With the tragic loss of Jock Lewes, Stirling's second in command is now the newly promoted Captain Paddy Mayne - an officer as unpredictable and dangerous as the new phase of war that is about to begin. Unknown to David Stirling, the Germans are training special units to track, intercept and kill the marauding SAS. The hunters soon become the hunted. The SAS has to adapt if it is going to survive. Disaster strikes when Stirling is captured by the Germans. As the SAS prepare to fight Hitler in Europe, they are without the inspirational leadership of the man who created them. Part 2 of 3.
Stirling is locked away in Hitler's most secure prison - Colditz. Leadership of the SAS passes to Paddy Mayne, a man who has built his reputation on the battlefield as a warrior of the first rank, but has no interest in charming high command. In 1943, the SAS leaves the desert for Europe to enter a darker and far more complex theatre of war, led by a man who is often drunk and disorderly and prone to acts of savagery. They will face the terror of execution and the trauma of civilian casualties. And they will be the first to witness the nightmare of Belsen concentration camp. Part 3 of 3.
Paul Murton travels through the central Highlands from Glen Lyon to the Cairngorms National Park. Part 4 of 6.
In this episode, Sir Tony Robinson reveals the exciting history behind Britain's tallest medieval building - Salisbury Cathedral. Part 3 of 6.
Sir Tony Robinson explores Durham Cathedral, one of Britain's first UNESCO World Heritage sites. Part 4 of 6.
Sir Tony Robinson's exploration of the Church of England's newest Cathedral, Liverpool, reveals everything about it. Part 5 of 6.
In this episode, Sir Tony Robinson explores Winchester Cathedral, the longest medieval cathedral in northern Europe. Part 6 of 6.
Documentary explores the landmark 1952 film starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, and the gripping story behind its troubled production.
