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The great herds take centre stage, running the gamut of predators and pressures unique to this nomadic way of life. Part 9 of 12.
Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary World War II story of his grandfather Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Part 1 of 4.
Actor Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers the story of how her grandfather William saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk while serving as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy throughout World War II. Part 2 of 4.
Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather travelled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea. Part 3 of 4.
Helena Bonham Carter relates how her grandfather defied orders by helping Jewish people escape the Holocaust, while her grandmother volunteered as an air raid warden and campaigned for women's rights. Part 4 of 4.
In 1895, Oscar Wilde fought a spectacular duel in court with his fellow Irishman, Edward Carson. Merlin Holland, grandson of Oscar Wilde, tells the epic story of the famous playwright’s downfall at the hands of the man who he once called an old friend.
While newsreel cameras were filming political events and world leaders in the 30s, a new breed of amateur film makers were using new, light weight, film cameras and sometimes colour film to capture everyday life in those extraordinary times. Part 1 of 4.
This is WWII in a way that’s hardly been seen, through the film cameras of some home movie enthusiasts who filmed their friends, family and neighbours as they struggled with a war that was fought on the home front as well as the battle fronts. Part 2 of 4.
As Britain recovered from war and the economy began to flourish, home movie makers captured a country that was changing. Part 3 of 4.
Anyone who remembers the 60s will know what a dynamic decade it was, home movie makers armed with the newest super 8 cameras and colour film captured so much of that dynamism. Part 4 of 4.