The Hawker Hurricane

Action on the Beach

Behind the scenes look at the D-Day special effects created in filming The Americanization of Emily (1964).

1964

In Time's Shadow

Drawing upon eye-witness accounts from survivors and participants in the bombing of Hiroshima, this programme shows how both Japan and the United Stat

1995

Little Ships - The Miracle of Dunkirk

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, a

2010

The Street Performers

This documentary-style short follows two impoverished teens performing on the streets of London in the days leading up to the London Blitz of 1940.

2015

Operation Anthropoid - Eliminate the SS Heydrich

A documentary looking at Operation Anthropoid during World War II.

2014

Knights of the Sky: Air War Over Romania

Meet American fighter pilots and bombers who raided Romanian targets in WW-II including its major oilfields centered on Ploesti and Romanians who defe

Attack of the Zeppelins

Engineer Dr Hugh Hunt revisits the little-known story of the First World War's Blitz, when the Zeppelin waged an 18-month terror campaign on the peopl

2013

How The Bismarck Sank HMS Hood

The 'mighty' Hood was the pride of the British Navy for more than 20 years, revered around the world as the largest and most powerful warship afloat.

2012

Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings

British intelligence undertook an audacious operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war without their ever k

2013

The Lancaster at War

The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the long and savage camp

2009

V.J. Day Celebrations

Soon after the VE Day celebrations, there is a second chance to let the hair down, and these dancers make the most of it with much humour.

1945

A Deal With The Devil

The story that was silenced for 91 years was revealed for the first time: in August 1933 the leaders of the Zionist Organization signed "transfer agre

2024

D-Day: The True Story of Omaha

Here's the full true story of "Bloody Omaha". Thousands of soldiers were killed as soon as they stepped onto the beach, or even into the water as they

2008

Arnhem - A Bridge Too Far - The True Story

September 1944. The Battle of Arnhem was one of the most audacious but ultimately controversial battles of the Second World War. Airborne drops in Hol

2004

Cameramen at War

A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves, the

1943

Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began

The Battle of Shanghai has been described as the last battle of World War I, and the first battle of World War II. It was a warning to the world, a wa

2018

Charlotte: A Royal at War

The untold story of a Royal "propagandist in pearls" whose wartime friendship with President Roosevelt became a vital catalyst to win back freedom for

2008

Łódź Ghetto

The Polish city of Łódź was under Nazi occupation for nearly the entirety of WWII. The segregation of the Jewish population into the ghetto, and the s

1989

6th Marine Division on Okinawa

A documentary covering the actions of the 6th Marine Division on Okinawa during WWII.

1945

Letter from Aldershot

Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film portrays the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot, England. Using an

1940