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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Nicky BolsterGuest stars Neville Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler
Episode 2
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.
Guest stars Hermann Göring, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler
Episode 3
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the greatest gambles in military history. Rare, expertly-restored footage recounts the extraordinary event.
Directed by Katie BoxerGuest stars Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Sam TaplinGuest stars Isoroku Yamamoto, James Doolittle, Chester W. Nimitz, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
Episode 6
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.
Guest stars Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Erwin Rommel, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Bernard L. Montgomery, Kurt Meyer
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Nicky BolsterGuest stars Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton
Episode 8
Pushing for a German surrender, Allied forces firebomb the city of Dresden, killing thousands of civilians and unleashing a storm of controversy.
Guest stars Winston Churchill, Joseph Goebbels, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Kasia UscinskaGuest stars Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph Goebbels, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George S. Patton
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Kasia UscinskaGuest stars Albert Einstein, Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Harry S. Truman, George C. Marshall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Derek JacobiNarrator
Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage)
Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)
Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
Isoroku YamamotoSelf (archive footage)
James DoolittleSelf (archive footage)
Chester W. NimitzSelf (archive footage)
Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage)
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