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This film interweaves stories of extraordinary courage, terrible suffering and miraculous survival from service personnel between 1942 and 1945. Meet the men who flew on some of the war's most dangerous bombing missions, and discover what it was like for the soldiers who helped turn the tide against the Germans, from El Alamein to the Normandy beaches. Hear from the frontline nurses who risked everything to care for them, and learn what it took to survive years of hard labour, disease and punishment as a prisoner in the Far East. Only after victory in 1945 did the full, grim truth about the extermination of Jews in German concentration camps finally come to light. Part 3 of 4.
"Revolution", Michael Wood observes, "has been a fact of life in Chinese history". Between 1850 and 1950, three cataclysmic revolutions shook China to the core, but out of them, today's China emerged. Michael Wood explores the effects of the Taiping Rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion and the two world wars, before ending the story with Mao’s death and the boom time of the last thirty years. Part 6 of 6.
Darth Vader is perhaps the best-known villain in film history. His figure, his breathing, his movements - everything about the iconic character is recognised worldwide. But what about the man behind the mask? David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the first Star Wars trilogy never revealed his face during the films. He could have in Return of the Jedi, but something happened. Another actor filmed that sequence, and that marked David's life forever. It’s time to find out the truth - and can the filmmakers convince the actor to play, one last time, what may be the most well-known villain of all time?
The Franco myth stands for a cruel regime; for the darkest chapter in Spanish history. Franco gave himself the title of Caudillo de España - Supreme Leader of Spain. He created his own rituals of power: the war hero, the family man and the mass murderer. Franco was a man of many faces. Franco and his family formally moved into the El Pardo Palace, the former summer residence of the king. Was that still the behaviour of a head of state? Or was it already megalomania? Part 2 of 4.
In 1939, British Intelligence turned stately homes outside London into Prisoner of War camps for captured German officers. These camps were rigged with hidden microphones. Thousands of enemy captives revealed their inner thoughts, their involvement in crimes against humanity, and let slip military secrets that helped the Allies win WWII. Now, over 70 years later, historic transcripts reveal the dark secrets of the conflict as never before.
Uncover the true story of the seven-week period that changed China forever. On June 4, 1989, a violent and bloody pro-democracy demonstration ended, leaving thousands dead, and laying the foundation for China’s future. Part 1 of 2.
At the end of the Second World War the cards in global politics were reshuffled. The Allies now made a clear distinction between the friends and foes of democracy. The situation became critical for Franco. His reign of terror caused widespread suffering in Spain, and many people sought to topple him. This episode shows how he managed to prevail within the new global power structure. Part 3 of 4.
The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.