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The Day They Dropped The Bomb

  • Category: Military & War

August 6 1945 marked the start of a terrifying new episode in human history. This documentary marks the 70th anniversary of the day when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped.

The Day They Dropped The Bomb is not currently available on demand.

  • Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

    Description: Guy builds a working replica of a WWI tank and drives it at a Remembrance Day parade.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Spitfire

    Description: Guy joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach.; Category: Engineering; 1 episode available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • Guy Martin's Lancaster Bomber

    Description: The history enthusiast honours Lancaster bomber crews of the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Guy Martin's Battle of Britain

    Description: Guy Martin trains as a Battle of Britain fighter pilot.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 2 episodes available.

  • The Men and the Machines that Beat Hitler

    Description: Documentary about the veterans who fought in the 5th Royal Tank Regiment during WWII.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • How Britain Worked

    Description: Guy Martin recreates technical achievements of the 19th century.; Category: Engineering; 6 episodes available.

  • Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final Solution

    Description: Six-part documentary series detailing the history of the Nazis' largest concentration camp; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • Churchill's Bodyguard

    Description: Historical documentary series based upon the memoirs of Walter Thompson.; Category: History; 13 episodes available.

  • War's Secret Shame: Shell Shock

    Description: Dan Snow examines the devastating impact war has on the mental health of soldiers.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • D-Day To Berlin

    Description: Docu-drama charting the campaign waged by Allied forces towards the end of WWII.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

    Description: David Jason offers insights into modern British spy history.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.