- A series of documentaries about people that made a major difference to the outcome of World War II. Narrated by Robert Powell and including interviews with the people themselves and/or those that knew them well. These interviews are mixed with a lot of contemporary footage showing the significant events covered.
- The ultimate success or failure of many of the battles of World War II boiled down to men and machines locked in a fight to the death. But behind the scenes of these epic struggles were highly organised and highly disciplined servicemen and women who have now passed into the annals of military history. Special regiment…
- Poverty stricken lovers Eden and Matilda have enough trouble just getting through the days. Their Landlord is trying to terrorize them and strange things seem to be going on at "Juicy Girls", the place where Matilda works... but when Eden buys a pet spider the real troubles start.
- When wealthy Lucille Ainsworth (Ursula Howelss) is found strangled on Hampstead Heath, Detective Inspector Marshall is put on the case. Lucille’s husband Robert (Griffith Jones) suspected her of being unfaithful, and had been following her…
- In May 1940, while covering the retreat from Dunkirk, a Mark 1 Spitfire flown by RAF ace Squadron Leader Geoffrey Stephenson was shot down and crash-landed on a beach in northern France, where it slowly sank into the sand.The wreckage was finally recovered in the 1980s and stored anonymously in France for more than 20 …