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Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro executes Atahuallpa, the last Incan emperor. High in the... More >
06.00 Blood And Bullets
Until the First World War, dysentery, typhoid fever, yellow fever and cholera were by far the biggest threats to a soldierlife. Explore the untold history of military medicine. More >
07.00 The True Story Of Black Hawk Down
Author Mark Bowden narrates the story behind the new Ridley Scott film, Black Hawk Down. The film is based on Bowden's book which recounts the tragic events in Somalia in 1993. More >
09.00 The Last Days Of World War II (Part 24 of 26)
Week by week, the last six months of WWII are detailed. Allied bombers target Japanese aircraft factories, while a Japanese sub sinks a US cruiser in the Philippines. More >
10.00 300 Spartans: The Last Stand
In 480BC, the Greek army, led by 300 Spartan warriors, awaited the onslaught of the Persian Empire's war machine. Discover what happened at the bloody Battle of Thermopylae. More >
12.00 The Extraordinary Mr Spitfire
From his early years as an air racing champion to his wartime role as head of the Spitfire flight test programme, take a look at the life of the late aviation legend Alex Henshaw MBE. More >
13.00 Night Of The Long Knives
The fists of SA brutality hammered down Hitler's opposition, but SA leader Ernst Rohm would get in the way of the Fuehrer. Explore the plot to eradicate him and his thug army. More >
14.00 Martin Bormann - In The Fuhrer's Shadow
How an unknown deputy rose to become Hitler's No.2 but then disappeared. Architect of the Reich and widely influential, he was in the bunker with the Fuhrer - what happened next? More >
15.00 U-864 Hitler's Last Deadly Secret
Towards the end of WWII, a German sub laden with scientists and machine parts, on a secret mission, was intercepted by the British, beginning a blind underwater duel to the death. More >
16.00 D-Day, Omaha Beach - Eight Hours Of Defeat
On 6 June 1944, tragedy struck Omaha Beach in Normandy. Over 2,000 casualties were sustained in heavy artillery fire, making it one of WWII's most bloody and decisive battles. More >
17.00 Iraq's Ambush Alley
In March 2003, a battalion of Marines approached the supposedly friendly city of An Nasiriyah only to come under heavy bombardment by enemy insurgents. More >
18.00 World War I - The Somme
Almost 60,000 British were killed or wounded in this military catastrophe. What is the truth behind the British Army's bloodiest day? More >
19.00 First Our Neighbours And Then The World
How the Roman Empire developed into a mighty political and military entity which first overpowered the Etruscans and later ruled the world. More >
20.00 Roman Versus Roman
Rome was built upon the power of its army. Caesar's conquests of Gaul and Britain are followed by his march against Rome itself and his bid to become emperor. More >
21.00 Roman Siege Warfare
They came, they saw, they conquered; and hi-tech siege warfare was one of Rome's most successful tactics as she built an empire on the power of her army. More >
22.00 Barbarians At The Gate
By the second century AD, Rome was consolidating its empire and architects turned to building the great structures that remain her colonial legacy today. More >
23.00 Britain's Lost Mega-Fortress
The imposing Deva fortress at what is now Chester marked the very edge of the Roman Empire. What was the largest military garrison in Europe doing in such a remote outpost? More >
24.00 Hannibal: Enemy Of Rome
Hannibal crushed the biggest army Rome had ever assembled in battle, yet he lost the war. How did one man set out to destroy an empire and become the touchstone of the Romans? More >
02.00 The Extraordinary Mr Spitfire
From his early years as an air racing champion to his wartime role as head of the Spitfire flight test programme, take a look at the life of the late aviation legend Alex Henshaw MBE. More >
03.00 Night Of The Long Knives
The fists of SA brutality hammered down Hitler's opposition, but SA leader Ernst Rohm would get in the way of the Fuehrer. Explore the plot to eradicate him and his thug army. More >
04.00 Martin Bormann - In The Fuhrer's Shadow
How an unknown deputy rose to become Hitler's No.2 but then disappeared. Architect of the Reich and widely influential, he was in the bunker with the Fuhrer - what happened next? More >
05.00 U-864 Hitler's Last Deadly Secret
Towards the end of WWII, a German sub laden with scientists and machine parts, on a secret mission, was intercepted by the British, beginning a blind underwater duel to the death. More >