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In this episode Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak but Paul discovers that both islands have their own unique character and charm. Part 3 of 6.
In the 20s, there seemed to be some good candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? Part 5 of 8.
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. Part 6 of 8.
By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? Part 7 of 8.
For some, appeasement was the only way 'repeating the disaster of WW1 had to be avoided at all costs'. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. Part 8 of 8.
Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. Part 6 of 10.
Investigations reveal the greatest scuttle and act of defiance in wartime history. Testimonies and CGI illuminate the events and subsequent salvage. Part 7 of 10.
Investigations into three historical collisions expose the volatile risks at sea and how they have shaped regulations and technological advancements. Part 8 of 10.
Two decaying Second World War wrecks, the SS Skytteren and SS Richard Montgomery, are investigated as their dormant cargoes now pose a deadly threat. Part 9 of 10.
Two research teams are granted special permission to investigate what happened to WW1 warships HMS Hampshire and HMS Vanguard in their final moments. Part 10 of 10.
A powerful documentary revealing the appalling violence meted out to the defeated in 1945. Using rare and unseen archive film, 1945: The Savage Peace tells a harrowing story of vengeance against German civilians, which mirrored some of the worst cruelty of the Nazi occupiers during the years of war.
Rome created the largest empire in the ancient world. Its armies, organisation and building innovation created a vast territory linked by roads. Many of these cities lie in ruins today, others buried and many others are forgotten. They include Leptis Magna, Volubilis, Tipasa and Timgad in North Africa and, Baalbek, Jerash, Palmyra and Apamea in the Middle East.
