WW2: War and Words

About WW2: War and Words

The story of the 20 momentous years from 1936 to 1956 that changed the course of history, as told by Jonathan Dimbleby and through the words of remarkable BBC correspondents.

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Aug 2015

Latest episode

28 Aug 2015

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Aug 2015

   From Hiroshima to Cold War

   The annihilation of Hiroshima ends the war with Japan, but peace brings new enmities and flashpoints: Divided Berlin, Korea, Hungary and Suez. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

2. 

   26 Aug 2015

   Burma, Berlin and Belsen

   The Allied advance through Germany recaptures Berlin, but uncovers the atrocities of the Holocaust, as war in the Far East rages on. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

3. 

   24 Aug 2015

   Paris Liberated; Allied defeat at Arnhem

   As Paris falls to the Allies and German resistance in Italy falters, the defeat at Arnhem in the Netherlands is a major setback for the Allies. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

4. 

   23 Aug 2015

   D-Day and the Liberation of Normandy

   1944’s hush-hush Allied plans to invade occupied France bring success, but hard fighting, as Hitler’s troops are well dug in in Normandy. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

5. 

   12 Aug 2015

   Dunkirk and the Fall of Paris

   The German army outflanks the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and forces the epic retreat of Dunkirk as Paris falls to Hitler’s forces.

6. 

   10 Aug 2015

   The Phoney War

   WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting, but BBC reporters develop brilliant skills at telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

7. 

   9 Aug 2015

   The Spanish Civil War and beyond

   Jonathan Dimbleby listens to the 1930s drumbeat of war through the burgeoning reporting skills of the BBC’s newly-appointed reporter corps.

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