Churchill’s Bodyguard : Documentary – SE01 EP02 – Lawrence & Walter Save the Day
Lawrence & Walter Save the Day After he became Churchill’s bodyguard, Walter Thompson was given the challenge of keeping his[…]
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The First World War (2003) – S1, Ep8 – Revolution
Revolution Increasingly governments faced the risk of their men mutinying, morale cracking, and civilians rising up in strikes and civil[…]
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The First World War (2003) – S1, Ep7 – Blockade
Blockade This history of the naval aspect of the war and how Germany’s blockade strategy eventually led to the United[…]
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The First World War (2003) – S1, Ep6 – Breaking the Deadlock
Breaking the Deadlock Attrition; “lions led by donkeys”, the slaughter only ceasing for a brief truce one Christmas – old,[…]
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“Sky Giant – The Story Of The Avro Lancaster”
“Sky Giant – The Story Of The Avro Lancaster” The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber.[…]
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Amazing Story : Of When the US and Germany Fought Together in WW2
Amazing Story : Of When the US and Germany Fought Together in WW2 The Battle for Castle Itter was fought[…]
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US Army Gold Hunters – The Postwar Search for Hidden Bullion
US Army Gold Hunters The incredible but largely unknown story of the US Army’s hunt for hidden bullion in occupied-Japan,[…]
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Tony Robinson’s History of Britain – S1, Ep4 – The Second World War
The Second World War Bethnal Green station was hit during the Blitz. Grocer’s daughter Eileen worked with Princess Elizabeth in[…]
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Tony Robinson’s History of Britain – S1, Ep2 – The Georgians
The Georgians Tony travels back to the 1800s, meeting a 13-year-old girl who worked 14-hour shifts in a match factory,[…]
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Tony Robinson’s History of Britain – S1, Ep1 – The Tudors
The Tudors How a knacker became an executioner, and how clothes were made. Finding Henry’s sunken ship the Mary Rose.[…]
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