Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

Season 12019

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

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10 Episodes

E01 Blitzkrieg

The Lightning War was one of the most extraordinary events of the Second World War. Now, expertly restored footage from around the world shows the story in a new light.

July 12, 2019

E02 Battle of Britain

In 1940, France has fallen and Hitler orders Operation Sealion: the invasion of Great Britain. Rare, expertly-restored footage tells the story in a new light.

July 19, 2019

E03 Pearl Harbor

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.

July 26, 2019

E04 Battle of Midway

Expertly-restored colour footage retells the dramatic story of a Japanese attack on the US-held Pacific island of Midway which triggers an extraordinary chain of events.

August 2, 2019

E05 Siege of Stalingrad

The battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest of the entire war and turned the tide for the Germans. Colourised footage retells the dramatic story.

August 9, 2019

E06 D-Day

The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals.

August 16, 2019

E07 The Battle of the Bulge

High on cocaine, Hitler hatched a daring plan to change the course of the war. Colourised archive depicts the Germans’ artillery barrage against the Allies.

August 23, 2019

E08 Firestorm Over Dresden

Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.

August 30, 2019

E09 Buchenwald Liberation

Hitler's rise to power led to the slaughter of millions as concentration camps revealed the Nazi empire's true evil. Rarely-seen archive recounts the atrocities.

August 30, 2019

E10 Hiroshima

The final hours of WWII changed the course of history with President Truman's fateful decision to use the deadliest weapon ever created: the atom bomb.

August 30, 2019

Greatest Events of World War II in Colour

E01 Blitzkrieg

E02 Battle of Britain

E03 Pearl Harbor

E04 Battle of Midway

E05 Siege of Stalingrad

E06 D-Day

E07 The Battle of the Bulge

E08 Firestorm Over Dresden

E09 Buchenwald Liberation

E10 Hiroshima

Nobody's Looking

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Doomsday: World War I

The Second World War in Colour

The Last Templar

Daniel Sloss: Live Shows

Servant of the People

Green Eggs and Ham

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space

Island of the Sea Wolves

The Head

Happy Valley

Night on Earth

Fawlty Towers

The Protector

The Last Dance

Godless

Star Trek: Picard

Superstore

Downton Abbey

E01 Blitzkrieg

E02 Battle of Britain

E03 Pearl Harbor

E04 Battle of Midway

E05 Siege of Stalingrad

E06 D-Day

E07 The Battle of the Bulge

E08 Firestorm Over Dresden

E09 Buchenwald Liberation

E10 Hiroshima