Politics documentaries
BBC at War
Hailed and derided in equal measure, in 1939 the BBC had yet to establish its reputation.
In this enthralling history documentary on BBC Select, Jonathan Dimbleby reveals how the BBC fought not only Hitler during World War II, but also the British government to become the institution it is today.
What impact did the BBC’s wartime broadcasts have on the British public and on the Nazi hordes abroad?
Could Hitler Have Been Stopped?
In this thought provoking history documentary, leading historians consider strategies that could have been used to avoid conflict with Hitler and prevent World War II.
Before the war began, nations adopted a policy of appeasement to the Nazi regime. But the threat of Hitler and the lengths he would go to achieve his barbaric aims were constantly underestimated.
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Weeks after winning World War II in 1945, Winston Churchill found himself in a new battle: to be re-elected British Prime Minister.
He was confident of being rewarded for his leadership against Hitler and the Nazis. But as this BBC history documentary reveals, Churchill was humiliated and lost the general election.
Why did his countrymen turn so vehemently on their Great British Bulldog?
KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy?
America’s most infamous supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan, claim to be in the midst of a revival saying there is a surge in membership and an increase in cross burnings across the Deep South.
In this BBC documentary, which contains disturbing information, Dan Murdoch meets the leaders of the Loyal White Knights, who claim to be the largest Klan chapter.
As tensions grow and protests erupt, following a massacre of nine black worshippers in a church, the violent intentions behind the Ku Klux Klan’s ideology are laid bare.
Ukraine: Lessons From the Battlefield
The Ukraine war has claimed thousands of lives and destroyed countless communities. The intensity of the struggle has shocked many, even military professionals trying to get to grips with the ongoing conflict. The BBC’s Mark Urban has scoured Russian and Ukrainian accounts online and has spoken to observers in an attempt to understand how the war may reshape both history and future conflict.