Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home
One to Watch: Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home
Tuesday 4 February, 8.35pm
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The look and feel of the post-war 1950s home – a ‘modern’ world of moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and polyester. This bright new era encompassed a host of social changes, including higher living standards and improved technologies but Suzannah discovers there were also unexpected dangers lurking throughout the changing home.
Hunting the KGB Killers
One to Watch: Hunting the KGB Killers
Monday 3 February, 8.35pm
This film charts the story behind the political murder of Alexander Litvinenko. With access to the Metropolitan Police team. It recreates each step of a police inquiry that had remained secret and reveals for the first time the details of the investigation into the death of the former Russian spy.
Ewan and Colin McGregor
One to Watch -Ewan and Colin McGregor
Friday 31 January, 7.40pm
Join brothers Ewan and Colin McGregor as they explore the history of the the RAF. The brothers undertake key moments in the history of the RAF and reveal real characters and events demonstrating the historical significance and the military, technological, social and historical themes.
Ewan and Colin McGregor
One to Watch: China Treasures of the Jade Empire
Thursday 30 January, 8.50pm
Over 1000 years ago robbers broke into a Royal Tomb in Eastern China but they left behind something priceless. The Emperors of the Han Dynasty led a life of unimaginable wealth and sophistication. It was China’s Golden Age, rivalling Rome and built on trade along the Silk Road they founded. In their search for immortality, they built magnificent mausoleums where they were entombed like mummies in jade suits, their orifices plugged with jade. Follow the archaeologists and discover how they used cutting-edge technology to open these spectacular tombs.
Prisoner Number A26188: Henia Bryer
One to Watch Prisoner Number A26188: Henia Bryer
Monday 27th January, 7:15pm
This documentary is told by the Jewish survivor Henia Bryer who recalls the cruelty of the SS and the horror of the death march. Her story begins in Poland in 1939 where after being moved to the ghetto, the Nazis sent her to four concentration camps. Hernia’s father, brother and sister all died however Hernia survived and made a new life for herself in South Africa.
Messages Home: Lost Films Of The British Army
One to Watch: Messages Home: Lost Films Of The British Army
Wednesday 22nd January at 8.25pm
Rediscovered World War II footage reveals frontline British soldiers fighting in Burma recording video messages to their loved ones back home. These heart-warming films featuring soldiers from the Burma campaign were discovered in old film canisters in a #Manchester basement and offer a glimpse into the lives of these courageous servicemen as they endured long periods of separation from their homes while serving in the Far East. In all there were 600 messages discovered in the basement of #Manchester Town Hall during a refurbishment of the building and given to the North West Film Archive.
The Story of Egypt
One to Watch: The Story of Egypt
Starts Tuesday 21st January at 7:10pm
This is the story of the world's greatest civilization. It spans over 5,000 years of history in a period that has shaped the world of today. It is full of spectacular sites, from pyramids to monuments and gold-laden tombs. The epic stories swirl around this evolving society of inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans, pioneers, and the great Pharaohs. This is the story of ancient Egypt.
The Hidden Side of World War II
One to Watch: The Hidden Side of World War
Starts Monday 20th January at 9.40pm
D-Day marks the start of World War II liberation efforts. For Churchill and his ally President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was time to free Europe by organizing the largest seaborne military operation in the history of mankind. This documentary takes a closer look at the backstage of the entire set-up of the operation. Some crucial facts on logistics, some incredible secret decisions made by leaders, the involvement of top-ranking officers as well as surprising secret agents all led to the success of the operation.
Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France
One to Watch: Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France
Starts Wednesday 15th January at 9:55pm
Based on research for his best-selling book, historian James Holland with ex-US Army Ranger, Dr Mike Simpson, tour not only the beaches but the wider Normandy battlefield, in a series that finally does justice to the scale and complexity of an epic campaign.
My Grandparents' War
One to Watch: My Grandparents' War
Starts Tuesday 14 January, 7.20pm
Over four consecutive nights follow celebrities, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and Carey Mulligan and Helen Bonham Carter as they journey into the past to learn about their grandparents’ wartime experience and discover the extraordinary impact of global conflict on their families.
Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings
Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings
Starts Monday 13th January at 8:10pm
Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations – but what was it like to live there as an ordinary person, 3500 years ago? In two episodes Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us – not the great Pharaohs but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible ancient civilization – creating a remarkable way of life and an extraordinary way of death.
Pearl Harbor: The Heroes That Fought Back
One to Watch: The Heroes That Fought Back | UK Premiere
Friday 10 January, 8.40pm
On the morning of 7th December 1941, Britain was battered, bruised and under supported in the battle against Germany. In less than two hours, everything was about to change, and a new chapter was to begin in World War II. Yet a complete story of Pearl Harbour has never been told – until now. Employing a minute-by-minute timeline and using PhotoG – a new forensic visual technique – combined with archive material, eyewitness testimony and dramatisations of eight unknown heroes’ true stories, this new documentary takes us into the action and shows what it was really like to be there.
