WW2: War and Words

BBC World Service

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.

7 Episódios

From Hiroshima to Cold War
28/08/2015
17:46
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.
Burma, Berlin and Belsen
26/08/2015
14:00
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.
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Paris Liberated; Allied defeat at Arnhem
24/08/2015
13:26
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.
D-Day and the Liberation of Normandy
23/08/2015
13:18
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.
Dunkirk and the Fall of Paris
12/08/2015
14:01
The German army outflanks the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and forces the epic retreat of Dunkirk as Paris falls to Hitler’s forces.
The Phoney War
10/08/2015
13:38
WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting, but BBC reporters develop brilliant skills at telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’. With Jonathan Dimbleby.
The Spanish Civil War and beyond
09/08/2015
13:31
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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WW2: War and Words

BBC World Service

7 Episódios

From Hiroshima to Cold War

Burma, Berlin and Belsen

Paris Liberated; Allied defeat at Arnhem

D-Day and the Liberation of Normandy

Dunkirk and the Fall of Paris

The Phoney War

The Spanish Civil War and beyond