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World War Weird

  • 1 Series
  • 8 Episodes
  • Category: Military & War
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Documentary series taking an alternative look at the world wars, exploring some of the more remarkable, strange and bizarre stories that came out of this bloody global conflict.

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All episodes for series 2 of World War Weird

  • S2 E1

    Looking at some incredible war tales, including Churchill's plan to create an ice ship.

  • S2 E2

    To improve their bombs, the US Navy turned to the animal world for inspiration.

  • S2 E3

    Crossword puzzles in a national newspaper begin to attract the attention of MI5.

  • S2 E4

    The British claim that a pilot's incredible night vision comes from eating carrots.

  • S2 E5

    In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs.

  • S2 E6

    The Germans retreat from battle when they are confronted by a group of angels .

  • S2 E7

    In blacked-out London four young women are murdered - just like Jack fifty years before.

  • S2 E8

    German divisions learn that the Polish forces are now fighting alongisde a giant War Bear.

  • Guy Martin's D-Day Landing

    Description: Guy parachutes into Normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode 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.

  • 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 Lancaster Bomber

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

  • 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.

  • The World at War

    Description: Acclaimed British documentary series from the 1970s telling the story of World War II; Category: Military & War; 26 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.

  • David Jason's Secret Service

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

  • England's Forgotten Queen: The Life & Death of Lady Jane Grey

    Description: The story of the de facto Queen of England and Ireland for nine days in 1553.; Category: History; 3 episodes available.

  • Rise of the Nazis

    Description: Series examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's seized power in Germany during the 1930s.; Category: Military & War; 12 episodes available.