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Thu Dec 25
Today 06:00 - 07:00
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Today 07:00 - 13:00
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Today 13:00 - 14:05
Downfall: Robert and Donald were best friends, brothers-in-law and business partners. They ran a small, garbage collection firm on Long Island, just outside New York City. (Part 13 of 13) (S)
Today 14:05 - 15:15
Donnie Brasco: Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime. (Part 8 of 13) (S)
Today 15:15 - 16:20
Allen Dorfman - the Mafia's Banker: As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank. (Part 9 of 13) (S)
Today 16:20 - 17:25
Joe Valachi: Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year. (Part 10 of 13) (S)
Today 17:25 - 18:30
The Mobster Murderer: This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200... (Part 11 of 13) (S)
Today 18:30 - 19:35
The Mystery of Meyer Lansky: Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky. (Part 12 of 13) (S)
Today 19:35 - 20:45
Downfall: Robert and Donald were best friends, brothers-in-law and business partners. They ran a small, garbage collection firm on Long Island, just outside New York City. (Part 13 of 13) (S)
Today 20:45 - 21:50
Donnie Brasco: Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime. (Part 8 of 13) (S)
Today 21:50 - 22:55
Allen Dorfman - the Mafia's Banker: As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank. (Part 9 of 13) (S)
Today 22:55 - 00:00
Joe Valachi: Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year. (Part 10 of 13) (S)
Fri Dec 26
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
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Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
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Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
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Tomorrow 13:00 - 14:10
Uncover the hidden history of WWII with never-before-seen interviews from American women who held the rivet guns, flew the B-17s and broke the codes. (S)
Tomorrow 14:10 - 15:15
A Necessary War: December 1941 to March 1942. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor thrusts the United States into a global cataclysm that will touch every family in America. (Part 1 of 14)
Tomorrow 15:15 - 16:20
A Very Fearful Time: March 1942 to December 1942. With U-boats menacing the coast, and no good news from overseas, many worry that the US is unprepared to fight in a 'total war'. (Part 2 of 14)
Tomorrow 16:20 - 17:30
The Worst is Yet to Come: January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies. (Part 3 of 14)
Tomorrow 17:30 - 18:40
When Things Get Tough: July 1943 to December 1943. On bombing missions, American airmen battle overwhelming odds to bring the war to the heart of Hitler's vast empire. (Part 4 of 14)
Tomorrow 18:40 - 19:50
A Helluva War: November 1943 to February 1944. Marines take a tiny Pacific atoll at a terrible cost, while Japanese-Americans form a segregated infantry unit and train for combat. (Part 5 of 14)
Tomorrow 19:50 - 20:55
A Deadly Calling: January 1944 to June 1944. Allied troops are pinned down at Anzio, while elsewhere the killing goes on. African-Americans put pressure on the military. (Part 6 of 14)
Tomorrow 20:55 - 22:00
Pride of Our Nation: 6 June 1944: D-Day. In the early hours of 6 June 1944, the invasion of France begins. It is the bloodiest day in American history since the Civil War. (Part 7 of 14)
Tomorrow 22:00 - 23:00
We reveal how the prisoners built three huge tunnels and prepared 200 men for escape. We start in 1942, when the Nazi Reich is at the peak of its power, dominating almost all of Europe. (Part 1 of 3)
Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:00
Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the ferrets. (Part 2 of 3)
Sat Dec 27
Saturday 00:00 - 06:00
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Saturday 06:00 - 07:00
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Saturday 07:00 - 13:00
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Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during WW2. (S)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:10
A Volunteer Basis: June 1944 to August 1944. The allied death toll increases at an incredible rate, but by August the Germans are in full retreat and Paris is liberated. (Part 8 of 14)
Saturday 15:10 - 16:15
FUBAR: Autumn 1944. Allied commanders gamble on a plan to drop troops behind enemy lines. The mission fails, and it becomes clear that the war in Europe will not end before winter. (Part 9 of 14)
Saturday 16:15 - 17:25
Life's Accidents: Autumn 1944. In the late autumn of 1944 American soldiers suffer terrible losses when they are ordered into fiercely defended terrain. (Part 10 of 14)
Saturday 17:25 - 18:30
The Ghost Front: Winter 1944 to 1945. The Allies are unprepared for Hitler's counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge - the biggest battle of the war on the Western Front. (Part 11 of 14)
Saturday 18:30 - 19:45
Terrible Choices: Winter to Spring 1945. On Iwo Jima, the marines face 21,000 Japanese who have been ordered to kill as many Americans as possible before being killed themselves. (Part 12 of 14)
Saturday 19:45 - 20:50
A Long Tough Road: Spring 1945. In the Pacific, Americans fight on the islands while kamikaze pilots wreak havoc on the fleet offshore. In Europe, allied forces push across Germany. (Part 13 of 14)
Saturday 20:50 - 21:55
A World Without War: May to December 1945. An American plane drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki and, finally, Japan surrenders. (Part 14 of 14)
Saturday 21:55 - 22:55
The escapees have fled in all directions. Out of 200 who were trying to get out, 76 made their escape. (Part 3 of 3)
Saturday 22:55 - 00:00
This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during WW2. (S)
Sun Dec 28
Sunday 00:00 - 06:00
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Sunday 06:00 - 07:00
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Sunday 07:00 - 13:00
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Sunday 13:00 - 13:40
For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna. (Part 5 of 6) (S)
Sunday 13:40 - 15:40
The Cause (1861): Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, the first episode of this series dramatically evokes the causes of the American Civil War. (Part 1 of 9) (S)
Sunday 15:40 - 17:05
A Very Bloody Affair (1862): The second episode in the series begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration. (Part 2 of 9) (S)
Sunday 17:05 - 18:40
Forever Free (1862): Convinced by July 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln waits for a victory to issue his proclamation. (Part 3 of 9)
Sunday 18:40 - 19:55
Simply Murder (1863): The fourth programme in the series reveals how the Union disaster at Fredericksburg prefaced further successes for the Confederacy. (Part 4 of 9)
Sunday 19:55 - 20:55
A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe. (Part 1 of 3)
Sunday 20:55 - 21:55
We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, but also new opportunities for leisure and increased social freedoms despite looming war. (Part 2 of 3)
Sunday 21:55 - 22:50
We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, especially the last unsettled year before war officially began. (Part 3 of 3)
Sunday 22:50 - 00:00
Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982. (S)
Mon Dec 29
Monday 00:00 - 06:00
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Monday 06:00 - 07:00
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Monday 07:00 - 13:00
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Monday 13:00 - 13:40
Paul is heading as far north as you can go in Britain, to the islands of Fetlar, Unst and Yell. These islands are as much Scandinavian as Scottish and were once part of Norway. (Part 6 of 6) (S)
Monday 13:40 - 15:35
The Universe Battle (1863): This episode opens with a dramatic account of the Battle of Gettysburg. (Part 5 of 9) (S)
Monday 15:35 - 17:00
Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864): Episode six of the series begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee. (Part 6 of 9) (S)
Monday 17:00 - 18:25
Most Hallowed Ground (1864): The presidential election of 1864 sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. (Part 7 of 9) (S)
Monday 18:25 - 19:55
War is All Hell (1865): William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. (Part 8 of 9) (S)
Monday 19:55 - 21:20
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865): The final episode of the series begins with the aftermath of Robert E. Lee's surrender. (Part 9 of 9) (S)
Monday 21:20 - 22:55
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
Monday 22:55 - 00:00
Witness the day Custer's luck ran out and the fate of Native Americans changed forever.
Tue Dec 30
Tuesday 00:00 - 06:00
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Tuesday 06:00 - 07:00
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Tuesday 07:00 - 13:00
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Tuesday 13:00 - 13:40
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 13:40 - 15:30
Déjà Vu (1858-1961): Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the South. (Part 1 of 10) (S)
Tuesday 15:30 - 17:10
Riding the Tiger (1961-1963): President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country, and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. (Part 2 of 10) (S)
Tuesday 17:10 - 19:35
The River Styx: Hardliners in Hanoi send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. President Johnson escalates America's military commitment. (Part 3 of 10) (S)
Tuesday 19:35 - 22:00
Resolve (January 1966-June 1967): As an antiwar movement builds back home, soldiers and Marines discover that the war in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war. (Part 4 of 10) (S)
Tuesday 22:00 - 00:00
This is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967): As body counts mount, Hanoi plans a surprise offensive, and the Johnson administration attempts to reassure the American public. (Part 5 of 10) (S)
Wed Dec 31
Wednesday 00:00 - 06:00
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Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00
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Wednesday 07:00 - 13:00
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Wednesday 13:00 - 14:50
Things Fall Apart (January 1968-July 1968): On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks throughout the South. (Part 6 of 10) (S)
Wednesday 14:50 - 17:00
The Veneer of Civilisation (June 1968-May 1969): Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices. (Part 7 of 10) (S)
Wednesday 17:00 - 19:20
The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970): With morale plummeting, Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. News breaks of a massacre committed by American soldiers. (Part 8 of 10) (S)
Wednesday 19:20 - 21:35
A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970 - March 1973): South Vietnamese forces suffer a terrible defeat. US airpower halts an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive. (Part 9 of 10) (S)
Wednesday 21:35 - 00:00
The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward): When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos. (Part 10 of 10) (S)
Thu Jan 01
Thursday 00:00 - 06:00
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Thursday 06:00 - 07:00
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Thursday 07:00 - 13:00
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Thursday 13:00 - 13:40
Paul Murton experiences island life. He explores the eastern outposts of Shetland - Papa Stour, Whalsay and the Out Skerries. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Thursday 13:40 - 14:40
From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)
Thursday 14:40 - 15:55
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos. (S)
Thursday 15:55 - 17:10
An American working with British secret agents parachutes into France just after D-Day to organise the French Resistance into a cohesive army. Narrated by Kevin Bacon.
Thursday 17:10 - 18:15
This is the story of how the attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history. We'll learn how these events shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years. (S)
Thursday 18:15 - 19:25
The incredible untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer who managed to infiltrate the Auschwitz death camp to smuggle information. (S)
Thursday 19:25 - 20:30
From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)
Thursday 20:30 - 21:40
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos. (S)
Thursday 21:40 - 22:45
This is the story of how the attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history. We'll learn how these events shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years. (S)
Thursday 22:45 - 00:00
An American working with British secret agents parachutes into France just after D-Day to organise the French Resistance into a cohesive army. Narrated by Kevin Bacon.