God Bless You, Mr Chamberlain

1: A New Germany | The World at War

Laurence Olivier narrates the acclaimed documentary series telling the story of World War II. Stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging...

1: Helped into Power | Nazis: A Warning from History

Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openl...

1: Surprise Beginnings | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Explores the beginnings of Auschwitz, and how the camp was originally intended for a purpose very differ...

2: Chaos and Consent | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary supp...

2: Orders and Initiatives | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Originally a Prisoner of War camp for Soviet soldiers, SS Commander Rudolf Hoss oversaw the transitio...

20: Genocide | The World at War

This edition recounts Himmler's plans to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany. Narrated by Laurence Olivier.

3: Factories of Death | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

With the increase in killing at Auschwitz and nearby Treblinka, people are showing tremendous courage, li...

3: Spare Parts | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Series about the history of surgery continues with a look at the development of transplant surgery, from a Nazi sympath...

3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...

4: Corruption | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Eyewitnesses recall how those in power at Auschwitz lined their pockets with wealth stolen from Jewish inmates wh...

4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History

This film provides insights into how the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland was characterised by huge population upheavals, ch...

5: Frenzied Killing | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

The deportation of Hungary's Jews in 1944 precipitated the most intensive slaughter in Auschwitz's history.

6: Fighting to the End | Nazis: A Warning from History

Examining the rise of the Nazis and their impact. Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bit...

6: Liberation and Revenge | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

Last in series about the Nazi concentration camp looks at the fate of the remaining prisoners and the...

Chancellor Franz von Papen | Rise of the Nazis

Schleicher encourages Hindenburg to appoint Franz von Papen as Chancellor, who is seen to be easy to manipulate.

Disability in Nazi Germany | Nazis: A Warning from History

The development of Nazi policies of killing children born with disabilities.

Downfall (2004)

As defeat looms, the increasingly unhinged Adolf Hitler readies himself for the end and makes his final declarations to a dwindling crowd of loyalists.

Episode 2 | D-Day: The Last Heroes

The concluding part of historian Dan Snow's documentary series tells the powerful and heroic stories of those who risked their lives on th...

Episode 2 | Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

Amateur footage of frontline and civilian stories that offers new insights into life and atrocities in WWII Germany and the occu...

Himmler and the SS | Rise of the Nazis

Himmler and the black shirts (the SS) arrest thousands of political prisoners, and open the first 're-education' camp in Dachau.