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The Manhunt: 3. The Reckoning
In the late 1960s, West Germany is a prosperous democracy. Kurt Kiesinger is the chancellor. But a young German woman, Beate Klarsfeld, knows that Kiesinger is a former Nazi, an ...
26-06-2024
BBC 2
The Manhunt: 2. The Ratline
The most senior-ranking Nazis have been executed or imprisoned following the international trial at Nuremberg, but many of the worst criminals are still at large. As the America ...
19-06-2024
BBC 2
The Manhunt: 1. Most Wanted
At the end of the Second World War, British troops are confronted with the true horrors of Nazi crimes when they discover Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Preparations begin fo ...
12-06-2024
BBC 2
The Downfall: Episode 3
In April 1945, the Nazis organise one of the final acts of the Third Reich – a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic, including the last scene of the opera Gotterdammerung, w ...
03-04-2024
BBC 2
The Downfall: Episode 2
At the end of March 1945, with the German army utterly depleted and his circle of trust rapidly shrinking, Hitler invites a group of Hitler Youth to the Reich Chancellery garden ...
27-03-2024
BBC 2
The Downfall: Episode 1
In the winter of 1944, Germany is losing the war on all fronts, but Hitler refuses to contemplate surrender. Instead, he calls leading military generals to a secret location and ...
20-03-2024
BBC 2
Dictators At War: Episode 3
Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to ki ...
13-03-2024
BBC 2
Dictators At War: Episode 2
The Nazis have lost in Moscow. Hitler and Stalin take charge of their armies - with no-one to hold them back. In Stalin, Hitler has met his match - it's now a fight to the death.
06-03-2024
BBC 2
Dictators At War: Episode 1
At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet ...
28-02-2024
BBC 2
Origins: 3. Night Of The Long Knives
Adolf Hitler has been chancellor of Germany for just under a year. It is a challenging balancing act. On the one hand, the Nazis must be mindful of President Paul von Hindenburg ...
21-02-2024
BBC 2
Origins: 2. The First Six Months In Power
At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power - there is still a democratic parliament beneath him, a head of state above him an ...
14-02-2024
BBC 2
Origins: 1. Politics
This episode takes us into the corridors of power where Germany’s top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends. ...
07-02-2024
BBC 2