The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
With the aid of rare archives, this film retraces the bloody history of the SS, some of whose members are still alive and have accepted to speak.
Trajectoires d'Egypte
The story of the Convoys is a tale of compelling drama, full of bravery and tragedy. It takes us into the lives of hundreds of thousands of unheralded men whose incredible everyday courage, played out in the cruel seas and cold skies of the North Atlantic changed the course of the war.
In four thrilling segments, this two-disc set tells the thundering story of the most dramatic armored vehicle showdowns in World War II history. Early in the conflict, the seemingly unstoppable Nazi Panzers held the power, but Allied tanks such as the Soviet T-34 and the British Matilda II eventually gained the upper hand. And Gen. George Patton's superior firepower ultimately sealed the fate of the Axis forces.
Dan Snow joins military archaelogists as they investigate the former battlegrounds of the Second World War, uncovering little-known stories through excavations and dives across Europe
Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as their construction is, as terrifying is their destructive power. Hardly any other weapon triggers as many emotions as the submarine. It strikes from ambush and can use nuclear missiles to drag the whole world into the abyss. Submarines originated from a completely non-military idea, namely to be able to view the world under water. But the interest in the military use of submarines soon prevailed.
Countdown zum Zweiten Weltkrieg
This ground-breaking series examines the lives of the leading Nazis, in an effort to answer the question, why did it happen? It explores and tries to understand the incredible transformation of educated men into Nazi criminals, by charting the lives of six people who over the course of 20 years descend into moral oblivion.
Dateline: World War II 2016 TV-PG Documentary · War In this detailed series, learn about the rise of Hitler's new Germany, Japan's invasion of China, and the fall of the Axis powers in 1945. Directed by Edward Feuerherd
The epic television history of the Second World War’s Eastern Front giving an unprecedented Russian perspective on the war’s most decisive and bloody theater.
The Nazi era from 1993 to 1945 is illustrated through archived material, with insights and anecdotes provided by world-leading experts and commentators.
A fascinating insight into the picture of Danish happiness - namely our allotment gardens. Here, things are not at all as harmonious as they once were.
During the darkest days of the Third Reich, the most dreaded sound was a knock at the door after dark. Everyone who lived under Nazi rule lived in fear of the secretive agents known colloquially as "V-Men". Hitler called them his "deadliest weapon", and without them the Fuhrer's ambition could never have been realized.
Exploring the eight days in May 1941 when Britain, and Liverpool in particular, was subjected to one of the most intense bombardments of the entire war. Featuring eyewitness accounts and recollections from many whom have never spoken out before.
Are we finally a step closer to understanding the great unknown and what it may – or may not – hold? Man has always been curious about what is really out there in the vastness of space, and UFO sightings have been reported for years. Now, with video footage of sightings, radar evidence and eyewitness accounts from around the world, UFOs: The Untold Stories (Tuesdays at 8pm from 13th November) provides an in-depth look at the fascinating and disturbing aspects of encounters with the unexplained.
Chasing Glory is an intimate, dramatic, and revealing seven-part documentary series that follows six athletes as they prepare to compete in the biggest sporting event on the planet. Karsten Warholm, Janja Garnbret, B-Boy Menno, Vahine Fierro, Dina-Asher-Smith, and Peter Sagan. From World Record holders and global superstars to aspiring young medal prospects and cultural icons, each athlete is at a different point in their career and representing an eclectic diaspora of sports as the Games continues to modernise and embrace change. From first chances to last chances and against-all-odds comebacks, everything is on the line. The countdown to Paris for their biggest championship ever, starts here.
Karl and Chris goon a 3 week trip, where they got to travel through China, Tibet & Nepal with the highlight of reaching Mount Everest base camp. However, their plans fall apart with Chris being hospitalised with severe altitude sickness. Will they succeed with our quest for Everest?
The Gallant Men is a 1962–1963 ABC television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II.