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On the final grand tour of the series Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye to visit the home of celebrated writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, before scaling the famous Cuillin mountain, Am Bastier. Part 6 of 6.
We uncover the remains of warships from the remote Pacific to the Atlantic, revealing new insights into how the atom bomb changed our world forever. Part 4 of 10.
Bartholomew Roberts, aka Black Bart—the most successful pirate of the Golden Age and famous for the 'pirate code'. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown. Part 8 of 8.
In the mid-1950s Franco’s foreign policy successes opened up new perspectives for Spain. After years of stagnation the country was now moving forward - thus, Franco’s rule was legitimised. Resistance fell silent, with the dictator sitting firmly in the saddle. But along with new friends, new influences also entered the country. Spain changed, confronting the regime with new challenges. How much longer could Franco cling to power? Could Prince Juan Carlos give the dictatorship a future? Part 4 of 4.
Summer 1942: A real manhunt took place in Paris, then in occupied France, and even in the ‘zone libre’ (free zone). Close to 80 000 Jews were rounded-up and deported to the concentration camps. Almost none of them ever returned. Without the help of the French authorities and police, these operations carefully planned by the Nazis would never have existed.
