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In Episode 2, Jules explores how an airbase in Derry provided the vital air cover the Allies needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic. And at sea, the divers uncover the German U-boat wrecks that reveal how the battle finally swung in the Allies' favour. They also find the remains of submarines sunk as part of the German surrender in Derry, and dive to the wreck of Hitler's deadliest U-boat. Part 2 of 2.
In 1539, after four failed marriages, Henry VIII falls in love with the seductive teenager Catherine Howard. But she turns out to have a hidden sexual past. Finally, her secrets catch up with her and she becomes the second of Henry’s wives to lose her head. Old and sick, Henry makes one last attempt at marriage. In the kindly Katherine Parr he seems to have found the perfect wife at last. But when she tries to push Henry into religious reform, she too comes within hours of the executioner’s block. Part 4 of 4.
On December 7, 1941 at 7:53 A.M., a Japanese air squadron attacked the American fleet anchored in the waters of Pearl Harbor. The United States and its defensive strategy were struck right at the core. The attack was a major turning point. The very next day, the U.S. officially entered the war, ending their policy of isolationism and taking the conflict to a whole new and truly global level. Part 2 of 2.
Emperor Hadrian is well known for his eponymous wall. Seventy miles long, it was a prodigious feat and remains one of the greatest physical remnants of the Roman Empire. But in reality, the wall was nothing more than a sideshow to the main event. In this fascinating historical documentary, historian Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the Emperor, from Northumberland to North Africa, from Jerusalem to Rome, and discovers one of the most powerful and enigmatic rulers and characters in world history. Overtly gay, a philosopher, poet and flautist, he was also a brilliant military strategist and ruthless commander of his legions. With his Greek intellect and Roman engineering skills, Hadrian set about physically ring-fencing and consolidating the entire empire. For better - and often for worse - he helped to define the world we know, leaving a legacy that is still marvelled at today.
The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.
Between April 1915 and July 1916, more than one million Armenians were deported and massacred. In Turkey, discussion of the subject has always been refused and concealed, and the use of the word 'genocide' has been forbidden. However, it is from within Turkish society itself that voices are now calling to be heard.