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Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

In the 20s, there seemed to be some candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? (Part 5 of 8) (S).

With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. (Part 6 of 8) (S).

1938: By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? (Part 7 of 8) (S).

For some, appeasement was the only way. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. (Part 8 of 8) (S).

Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. (Part 6 of 10) (S).

Investigations reveal the greatest scuttle and act of defiance in wartime history. Testimonies and CGI illuminate the events and subsequent salvage. (Part 7 of 10) (S).

Investigations into three historical collisions expose the volatile risks at sea and how they have shaped regulations and technological advancements. (Part 8 of 10) (S).

Two decaying Second World War wrecks, the SS Skytteren and SS Richard Montgomery, are investigated as their dormant cargoes now pose a deadly threat. (Part 9 of 10) (S).

Two research teams are granted special permission to investigate what happened to WW1 warships HMS Hampshire and HMS Vanguard in their final moments. (Part 10 of 10) (S).

In the 20s, there seemed to be some candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world? (Part 5 of 8) (S).

With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria. (Part 6 of 8) (S).

1938: By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2? (Part 7 of 8) (S).

For some, appeasement was the only way. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure. (Part 8 of 8) (S).

Documentary on the treatment of German civilians in former occupied countries after World War II, with eyewitnesses and victims recalling the horrors with searing clarity.

Rome created the largest empire in the ancient world. Its armies, organisation and building innovation created a vast territory linked by roads. (S).

Paul is visiting two Hebridean islands which are very different: Gigha and Jura. Where Gigha is lush and verdant, Jura is rugged and bleak. (Part 3 of 6) (S).

After returning from war, George H.W. Bush is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara. They married and had their first child - another future president. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. (Part 6 of 10) (S).

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed when he discovers that the Spanish left behind have been killed by the indigenous Taíno. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues. (S).

Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. (Part 6 of 10) (S).

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed when he discovers that the Spanish left behind have been killed by the indigenous Taíno. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues. (S).

After returning from war, George H.W. Bush is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara. They married and had their first child - another future president. (Part 1 of 6) (S).

Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. (Part 6 of 10) (S).

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed when he discovers that the Spanish left behind have been killed by the indigenous Taíno. (Part 2 of 6) (S).

Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues. (S).

Two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. How the Spanish Armada was defeated and why the Allied fleet was crushed in WW1. (Part 6 of 10) (S).

Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed when he discovers that the Spanish left behind have been killed by the indigenous Taíno. (Part 2 of 6) (S).