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Discover the science behind the hit film 'Don’t Look Up'. Not only could large asteroids strike our planet, but they also hold incredible secrets... Part 1 of 2.
Discover the science behind the hit film 'Don’t Look Up'. Not only could large asteroids strike our planet, but they also hold incredible secrets... Part 2 of 2.
Some animals in the Serengeti seem to be forever at war. Species compete with each other over territories, ring fencing these areas with scent marking. Part 8 of 12.
The latest recruit to join the team of 37 Beefeaters begins his career with some testing exams. Chris must learn the extensive history of the Tower by heart, a word-for-word knowledge which he will be tested on by the governor before being let loose alone on the 100,000 visitors who come to the Tower every week. Plus, chief curator Tracy Borman turns her attention to the time of Henry VIII, when the Tower gained its notorious reputation for imprisonment and execution, revealing the history of Anne Boleyn within the walls. Part 2 of 4.
As the greatest loss of warships in history and the last casualties of WWI, the sinking at Scapa Flow was a monumental decision with consequences for European history that still reverberate today.
This powerful documentary reveals a little-known story of 300 young orphaned Jewish refugees who began new lives in England's Lake District in the summer of 1945. A pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust.
In the summer of 1944, war-torn France reaches a crisis point. At its heart lies Paris - a symbol of liberty and democracy on the brink of collapse after four years of Nazi occupation. Though conquered, Parisians are yet to give in. The allied landings in Normandy and their advances through France now offer a tantalising glimmer of hope. By mid-August a resistance-led insurrection is underway in the capital, in the hopes the allied forces will secure their liberation. Part 6 of 10.
When the US Air Force develops a new 'wonder' bomber they want a base close to Japan to launch their raids. Marines are tasked with taking the enemies prized home island of Iwo Jima. US Naval might pummels the island in preparation for an invasion, unaware the Japanese have withdrawn to a central mountain peak and a hidden tunnel network. Part 7 of 10.
Hitler’s Nazi empire is in ruins, but there is still one city to take before the allies can declare victory. But as the British, Americans and Soviets close in on Berlin, new questions about the post-war world start to emerge. Who will rule Europe? And who will take the glory of ending the war? Part 8 of 10.
As relentless firebombing and blockade of war-ravaged Japan shows no sign of securing a surrender, the US reluctantly prepares to invade. First, they need Okinawa, an island close to the mainland, as a base to stage their attack. The Marines fear the worst - but their amphibious invasion is met with almost total silence. Lulled into a false sense of security, it’s just the calm before the storm. Part 9 of 10.
Two years after Japan’s audacious attack on Pearl Harbor, America’s great war machine now has them on the back foot. The US Navy devise a way to end the war - taking a series of island groups, from where they can directly strike Japan’s home islands. Part 10 of 10.
Nazi Town, USA tells the unknown story of the German American Bund, a 1930s pro-Nazi group with chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country. Many believe the Bund represented a real threat of fascist subversion in the U.S.
