Finest Hour

First of four programmes documenting the period in 1940 when Winston Churchill came to power. Hitler's armies were sweeping across Europe and Britain...

Using first-hand testimony to recall the events of 1940, this episode highlights how Winston Churchill inspired Britain after Dunkirk, instilling a sp...

A look at the Battle of Britain, when children were evacuated to Canada, and the United States sent 50 destroyers to Britain.

This episode recounts the start of the Blitz. A nation responds with heroics, despair and anger as London is bombarded and Coventry nearly obliterated...