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How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world to win American independence? Discover the key military technologies that helped propel the colonies to victory, from the musket to the first military submarine. From NOVA.
Alexander Litvinenko died in London in 2006, the first registered case of poisoning by radioactive polonium-201. Combining first hand testimony from key witnesses, with first class dramatisation of key events and never-before-seen archive, this film shows how the FSB so nearly got away with murder and demonstrates the ramifications that are still being played out today.
Almost four decades after her father’s death, Lady Irene Hatter embarks on a journey to find out the truth behind her father's bravery, which helped save the lives of hundreds of Jews during the Second World War.
Adolf Hitler’s mastery of propaganda and his instinct for effective design, from the swastika flag to the striking uniforms of the Storm Troopers, helps win huge popular support for the Nazi party in its march towards total power. But this programme also reveals the secret network of early Nazi prisons and torture chambers. Brutal force and brilliant design combined makes the Nazis the masters of Germany. Part 1 of 6.
Adolf Hitler promises to make Germany great again by creating 22,000 kms of motorway and building 1.5 million 'People’s Cars' every year. But none of this is achieved. Instead, the Nazi war economy relies on young German conscripts working in harsh conditions. During the war, millions of forced labourers from the occupied territories take their place, alongside concentration camp prisoners. Part 2 of 6.
Adolf Hitler is determined to rebuild Germany’s military strength after its humiliating defeat in WWI. But to overcome his country’s dire shortage of almost all raw materials, from iron ore to crude oil, he has to steal them from other countries. The Nazis need to conquer more and more territory to feed their war machine. It is a recipe for eternal war - a war Germany cannot possibly win. Part 3 of 6.
Adolf Hitler is determined to change the way German people think and feel by creating a new, Nazi form of art and culture. He takes control of all forms of media to spread Nazi propaganda. Hitler bans modern art, promoting simplistic, heroic images of strong, warrior men and fertile women, preparing his people for the roles he has assigned them in his future world war. Artists must conform or flee. Part 4 of 6.
Adolf Hitler’s bid for power depends on his most loyal and violent supporters, the SS. They use intimidation, detention and even murder to defeat the Nazis political enemies and put Hitler’s deadly policy of racial purity into practice. Under their leader, Heinrich Himmler, the SS becomes a state within the state, controlling a vast network of concentration camps, prisons and industrial complexes. Part 5 of 6.
Adolf Hitler is determined to fight to the end, even if it costs millions of Germans their lives. He refuses any retreat, putting his faith in German scientists to create advanced weapons, including the first ever ballistic missile, the V-2. But when his 'wonder weapons' fail, the Nazis fall back on their oldest tools, propaganda and terror, to keep the military and civilians committed to the struggle. Part 6 of 6.
