Category: United Kingdom
Episode 1 War Comes To Britain
What was it like to live in Britain during the First World War? How did it change the countrydramatically, and permanently? Those are the...
Armistice
Professor David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the extraordinary events and personalities that brought about the armistice of 1918 venturing beyond the familiar...
The Paras And Commandos
The ultimate success or failure of many of the battles of World War II boiled down to men and machines locked in a fight...
Britain’s Boy Soldiers
Ninety years agoBritain's teenage boys volunteered en masse to fight for their King and country. Such was their will to fight that a number...
Hitler’s British Girl
On September 3rd 193925 year old English aristocrat Unity Mitford walked into a Munich park and shot herself in the head. Distraught at the...
Churchill’s Darkest Decision
During World War IIin the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill faced a terrible dilemma. France had just surrendered and only the English Channel stood...
Hitler’s Favourite Royal
Hitler's Favourite Royal covers the life of Prince Charles EdwardQueen Victoria's youngest grandchild, who was forced by his Grandmother to take up the Dukedom...
Double Agent The Eddie Chapman Story
Ben MacIntyre brings to life his bestselling book Agent Zigzagthe gripping true story of Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent, Eddie Chapman, he duped...
Three Kings At War
When Queen Victoria died in 1901 she left behind an extended family network that spanned nine European thrones. This dynasty was the very pinnacle...
Lusitania Murder On The Atlantic
On May 7,1915, a German torpedo sent the ship to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean in just 18 minutes, its speedy descent...