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In 1946 almost half a million German prisoners of war were still being held in Britain. Interviews, archive footage and photographs shed light on the experiences of the people of Oswaldtwistle, a Lancashire town that offered the hand of friendship to the prisoners of war located near the town.
After the liberation of France in summer 1944, over 10,000 women faced the People's Tribunals charged with "la collaboration horizontale".
Two women who had affairs with German soldiers recall their public humiliation, while testimony from neighbours and resistance fighters builds up a picture of wartime collaboration that was not always black and white.
Nelson: historians examine the myths of Nelson's navy and paint a very different picture.
in 1836 nearly 200 Texans were slaughtered at the Alamo including Davy Crockett, by 1,600 Mexicans. The story captured the American imagination, but in the retelling the truth became distorted Over 160 years on, can fact be separated from fiction?
Escapologist Harry Houdini was one of the icons of the early 20th century. Restored archive footage and interviews with historians and illusionists recall his extraordinary impact on audiences and reveal the secrets behind some of his most amazing escapes.
A chance to see unique footage shot in the twenties and thirties by passengers to India
