Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline This episode looks at the aftermath of the war; the building of the cemeteries, the unveiling of Vimy Ridge in 1936, the plight of the returned veterans both in… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline After 18 months of great victories the Canadians would be asked to break the back of the German Army. In three major battles; Amiens, Arras and Cambrai, the Canadian… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline After gaining a reputation for excellence at Vimy, their new battlefield, the sodden mud of Flanders, would be their greatest challenge of the war. Attacking in deplorable conditions, against… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline Moving north after the charnel house of the Somme, the Canadians plan for their most difficult operation of the war to date; the attack on the German fortress position… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline As more Canadians arrive on the Western Front, they are sent to fight in one of the most blood-thirsty battles of the Great War, The Battle of the Somme.… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline This episode follows the early development of the Canadians, from enthusiastic volunteers in 1914, to their first taste of battle, confronting the Germans and poison gas in front of… Read More
Introduction For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I. Outline With historian Norm Christie as our guide, we explore the battlefields, cemeteries and monuments of World War I. In their own words, the men who fought tell their stories,… Read More
Introduction Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute is a 2020 documentary about the 24 hours of Victory in Europe (VE) day at the end of World War II. Outline Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute takes a unique look at a pivotal day in the history of the modern world, delving into the… Read More
Introduction The Real Heroes of Telemark is a 2003 BBC documentary about the Norwegian heavy water sabotage mission during World War II. Outline A group of both Norwegian and Britiish specially trained military team re-enacts the WWII mission of the Grouse-Gunnerside commando which was crucial for the Allied Forces in the heavy water atomic bomb… Read More
Introduction Iconic women of history are chronicled in this documentary series. From legendary rulers like Catherine the Great, Queen Elizabeth, and Cleopatra, to brave rebels like Joan of Arc and Sophie Scholl, this series provides an intimate look at larger than life figures who shaped history. Frauen, die Geschichte machten (original title). Outline In the… Read More
