Synopsis
December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.
- Programme: World on Fire
- Series: 1
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2019
- History | World War II
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
Add Notes
More clips from World on Fire
S1E2 | World on Fire
S1E2 | World on Fire
A month after the outbreak of war, Warsaw is unrecognisable, while Manchester, on the surface, appears very much the same. Will there be a warm welcome ...
S1E4 | World on Fire
S1E4 | World on Fire
Harry's courage is tested at Louvain as he comes face to face with a German sniper, and Kasia's resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.
S1E5 | World on Fire
S1E5 | World on Fire
Harry leads his unit on the route to Dunkirk as they fight to make it onto the beach and aboard a ship. Grzegorz and Tom also struggle to survive the ch...
S1E6 | World on Fire
S1E6 | World on Fire
The Nazis have taken Paris with not a bullet fired. Webster and Albert's life in the city they love will never be the same again.
S1E7 | World on Fire
S1E7 | World on Fire
On a Polish mission as part of the SOE, Harry grasps a second chance at saving Kasia from the horrors of Warsaw, while Lois looks set for happiness with...
Series 1 | World on Fire
Series 1 | World on Fire
When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waitin...
More resources about Twentieth century warfare
0: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!
0: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!
Dr Chris and Dr Xand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War. They meet a Paralympian runner who...
01: Retreat | Dunkirk (2004)
01: Retreat | Dunkirk (2004)
The Allies are in retreat, but the Navy can only pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is advised to make peace to save the rest.
1: 1918 Western Front | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields
1: 1918 Western Front | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields
The Snows visit Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.
1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
1: Advance Britannia | Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr revisits Britain in 1945 and finds the country victorious but nearly bankrupt, beginning a battle ...
1: Berlin 1945-48 | History File
1: Berlin 1945-48 | History File
Compilation of secondary schools programme about the Cold War, featuring Berlin Crisis, Hungarian Uprising, rise of Soviet leader Nikita Khr...
1: Commemoration | Not Forgotten
1: Commemoration | Not Forgotten
Commemoration, examining the movement for war memorials following the First World War, and the continuation of this tradition for subsequent...
1: David Lloyd George | Great Britons (1990)
1: David Lloyd George | Great Britons (1990)
John Grigg narrates the life of David Lloyd George. As Lloyd George's biographer, Grigg remarks, ''My father knew Lloyd George''...
1: Deja Vu (1858-1961) | The Vietnam War
1: Deja Vu (1858-1961) | The Vietnam War
Revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end French colonial occupation. Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva.
1: Explosion | 1914-1918
1: Explosion | 1914-1918
Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished. Beginning with the origins of the conflict.
1: Martial Races | The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
1: Martial Races | The World's War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire
David Olusoga challenges our perceptions of the First World War with the stories of the millions of Indian, ...
1: The Approach of War | History File
1: The Approach of War | History File
The first section asks who was to blame for the war.
1: The Dreadnoughts of Scapa Flow | War at Sea: Scotland's Story
1: The Dreadnoughts of Scapa Flow | War at Sea: Scotland's Story
First of a two-part documentary in which David Hayman uncovers the story of the battle for control of the No...
1: War Comes to Britain | Britain's Great War
1: War Comes to Britain | Britain's Great War
Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focus...
10: 1939: Total War | People's Century
10: 1939: Total War | People's Century
The Second World War enmeshes civilians to the horrors of war on an unprecedented scale.
10: Cuba: 1959-1962 | Cold War
10: Cuba: 1959-1962 | Cold War
Fidel Castro comes to power following the Cuban Revolution. Cuba aligns itself with the Soviet Union and the government starts nationalising A...
10: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward) | The Vietnam War
10: The Weight of Memory (March 1973-Onward) | The Vietnam War
While Watergate forces Nixon to resign, the Vietnamese continue to savage one another.
10: What Are Our Allies Doing? | The Great War
10: What Are Our Allies Doing? | The Great War
The war continues throughout 1915. Towering over all else was the mighty German offensive of Gorlice-Tarnow, where the Russian...
10: Wolf Pack | The World at War
10: Wolf Pack | The World at War
German U-boats cause havoc among Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic.
11: 1945: Brave New World | People's Century
11: 1945: Brave New World | People's Century
Despite being allies against Hitler, disagreement and rivalry soon break out between the Soviet Union and the West, leading to t...
11: Hell Cannot Be So Terrible | The Great War
11: Hell Cannot Be So Terrible | The Great War
This episode looks at the Battle of Verdun, one of the bloodiest clashes in history, which lasted for ten months during 1916.