The Lockerbie Bombing

On 21 December 1988 a Pan Am 747 jet exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie. On the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on British soil, this is the story.

Walking Through History

Tony’s walk in this episode takes him back to 1940 when Dorset became the unlikely front line in the war against Hitler.
His five-day, 60-mile walk along the Jurassic coast reveals the county’s hidden World War II story.

Starting by the defences on Chesil Beach (still standing 70 years on), Tony’s journey encompasses stunning scenery and scenes of amazing acts of ingenuity and bravery as he heads east towards Swanage and Studland Bay.

Revealing the role Dorset had to play in protecting Britain from invasion leads to an emotional climax in which he meets one of the veterans who survived after landing at Omaha Beach on D Day.

1 x 60’ Channel 4

Taking Fire

Taking Fire is war as never seen before. A handful of rookies and their leaders from the legendary 101st Airborne Division packed personal helmet cameras with their standard issue kit and flew out for a year’s deployment in Afghanistan.

For them, 2010 would be spent in one of America’s farthest flung outposts at the mouth of the notorious Korangal Valley: surrounded by Taliban-held mountain ranges. Their mission: to take out the enemy and win the hearts and minds of the local population in a task made all the harder by the constant resupply of fighters and weapons streaming in from safe havens just over the border in neighboring Pakistan.

Excited and nervous, the rookies turn on their helmet cams to capture what they see to show the folks back home. The footage charts an extraordinary first-eye view of modern warfare in one of the deadliest places on earth.

Viewers are plunged into the heart of the action, giving a visceral experience not captured by news reports or traditional documentaries.   This material captures the personal struggles, confusions, joys and sorrows of war. The men leave the States seeking adventure, inspired to serve their country. What they experience in Afghanistan changes them forever.

In flashes forward to their lives six years on, the men reflect on their year taking fire in Afghanistan. Now, with their partners who waited anxiously for the safe return of their sweethearts, our soldiers reunite. For some, it’s their chance to lay old ghosts to rest.

WWI’s Tunnels of Death – Episode 1

In Messines, the archaeological dig has uncovered some of the best preserved WW1 trenches, bunkers and tunnels ever discovered in Flanders. As the diggers risk their lives among the unexploded shells, hand grenades and bullets that still litter the ground just inches under the surface, military historians colour in the picture of exactly what happened here.

At Messines, the archaeological dig continues and focuses at events in 1917, when the British attempted to undermine German strong points along the ridge in an attempt to break the stalemate of trench warfare.

2 x 60’ Channel 5, PBS, Arte, BBC Worldwide

Age of the Brain

Nazi Collaborators – Grand Mufti

This series looks at the many people who chose to collaborate with the Nazis. It is at times, uncomfortable viewing, but it’s also totally absorbing too.

All the stories are told through the experiences of individuals who were prominent collaborators. Through this we will give the full background of collaboration in nations and places across Europe and the Middle East.It is one of the final unexplored topics in the history of the war – as most of these secrets have been kept firmly locked away in the post war era.

2 x 60’ Discovery / UKTV

The Whiskey Man

A pilot shot for Sprout Films starring Chris O’Dowd as he explores his love for Whiskey learning about its craft and history along the way.

Titanic with Len Goodman

To mark the centenary of the Titanic tragedy Len explores the ship’s 100 year legacy and learns how for the victims’ families – and for the survivors themselves – the sinking of the ship was just the beginning of the story.

Generations later, those stories linked to the Titanic are still unfolding. Len meets the modern-day descendants to learn how, a century on, Titanic’s legacy lives on.

Nazi Collaborators – Rumkowski

This series looks at the many people who chose to collaborate with the Nazis. It is at times, uncomfortable viewing, but it’s also totally absorbing too.
All the stories are told through the experiences of individuals who were prominent collaborators. Through this we will give the full background of collaboration in nations and places across Europe and the Middle East.It is one of the final unexplored topics in the history of the war – as most of these secrets have been kept firmly locked away in the post war era.

2 x 60’ Discovery / UKTV

WWI’s Tunnels of Death – Episode 2

In Messines, the archaeological dig has uncovered some of the best preserved WW1 trenches, bunkers and tunnels ever discovered in Flanders. As the diggers risk their lives among the unexploded shells, hand grenades and bullets that still litter the ground just inches under the surface, military historians colour in the picture of exactly what happened here.

At Messines, the archaeological dig continues and focuses at events in 1917, when the British attempted to undermine German strong points along the ridge in an attempt to break the stalemate of trench warfare.

2 x 60’ Channel 5, PBS, Arte, BBC Worldwide

Digging for Britain – Britannia

Dr Alice Roberts follows an entire year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country. The results are astonishing and sometimes disturbing.

This episode concentrates on Roman Britannia, where finds include the thickening mystery of 97 baby skeletons found by the Thames, a newly discovered town in rural Devon that turns history on its head, and a Roman cult figure buried for 1700 years beneath a fort.

1 x 60’ BBC One