Synopsis
Footage from Hitler's rise to power has been transformed into colour using digital techniques. This clip explores the conditions in Germany that lead to a rise in Hitler's popularity, the failed 1922 Munich Putsch, and how it was later mythologised as a heroic event. Contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting.

Blitz | War Walks
Richard Holmes traces the events of a night of the Blitz, from the sector control room where the incoming raiders were plotted through to the efforts to save St Paul's.

Canals | Learning Zone
In the 1770s canals linked the country, carrying goods cheaply and efficiently. Without them it is hard to see how the Industrial Revolution could have happened.