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United in war, the Allies were to reveal themselves divided and rivals in peace. Over 8 days in February 1945, the Big Three were to take part in a merciless struggle, given their respective interests and ideologies which set them diametrically apart. Part 1 of 2.
Now Stalin, Truman and Attlee sat at the table, but Truman had an ace up his sleeve. For the past 4 years, in great secrecy, the top scientists on the planet had been perfecting what was to become the absolute weapon: the atomic bomb. Part 2 of 2.
Looking at the ever-present challenges presented by competing for food, mating rights or territory. The competitive spirit is shown in the hunt, the competition between predator and prey. Part 7 of 12.
Dr Michael Scott uncovers 2,500 years of hidden history in Naples from its earliest Greek and Roman origins. He explores how volcano Mount Vesuvius both nurtured the region and exacted a terrible price on the local population. Part 1 of 3.
The teenage Henry VIII falls in love with the beautiful Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. As his first queen, she leads the kingdom at war, wins the love of the people, and teaches Henry how to rule. They are together for over twenty years. But tragically, Katherine cannot give Henry the son he desperately needs to save the Tudor dynasty. When an ambitious younger rival, Anne Boleyn, appears, Katherine is cruelly rejected by the man she loves. But she refuses to go without a fight... Part 1 of 4.
Berlin, a city that wears its scars, has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle by competing ideologies in the Cold War. Part 1 of 2.
U.S. Air Force pilots recount the dangerous and top secret air missions they volunteered for during the Vietnam War.
The Battle of Shanghai has been described as both the last battle of World War I and the first of World War II. This revealing film recounts the events that led to the fighting that began in Shanghai in 1937, which would become part of a larger, global conflict. The programme reflects the latest historical perspectives, with rare footage and vivid recollections of people who experienced the events as children living in Shanghai.
