Timewatch - Season 20 / Year 2001

Timewatch - Season 20 / Year 2001

Season 20 / Year 2001

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Episodes12
DatesJan. 4, 2001 - Aug. 23, 2001
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Episodes

The Empire State Story
Year 2001Episode 160 min

The Empire State Story

First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world's tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The programme investigates thebuilding's history through interviews with the people who contributed to the construction of this iconic building.

Jan. 12, 2001
Himmler, Hitler and the End of the Reich
Year 2001Episode 260 min

Himmler, Hitler and the End of the Reich

Heinrich Himmler was regarded as Hitler's most loyal henchman. But in the last days of the war, his role in a plot to make peace with the west emerged: the final act of a fascinating drama of double-dealing and ideological compromise. 2/6.
Jan. 19, 2001
The King's Servant
Year 2001Episode 360 min

The King's Servant

Hollywood's portrayal of Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, is that of a saint but in truth he was a much more complex and interesting man. This drama-documentary, presented by Professor John Guy, follows the last seven years of More's life, when England turned from being a Catholic to a Protestant nation, and assesses the part More played in his own downfall. 3/6.
Jan. 26, 2001
Nero's Golden House
Year 2001Episode 460 min

Nero's Golden House

Ten years into his reign, the notorious emperor Nero attempted to build the largest palace the Romans would ever see, the Domus Aurea or "Golden House". What remains of the building today lies alongside the Colosseum, barely noticed, but after 30 years of renovation it has reopened to the public. 4/6.
Feb. 2, 2001
Public Enemy Number One
Year 2001Episode 560 min

Public Enemy Number One

During the Great Depression the American public looked for real-life anti-heroes to match the gangster movies - and found one in John Dillinger. A desperado, a bank robber, a bad man no jail could hold, his reputation grew until he was named the country's first Public Enemy Number One. But J Edgar Hoover would use Dillinger's celebrity to burnish his own reputation and that of his new national police force, the FBI. 5/6.
Feb. 9, 2001
Hitler, Churchill and the Paratroopers
Year 2001Episode 660 min

Hitler, Churchill and the Paratroopers

In 1941 the first large-scale paratroop attack took place when Hitler ordered the invasion of Crete. Within a week Churchill gave the order to evacuate the island, but the two leaders' interpretations of the battle could not be more different. This film evokes the horror of the conflict, examines the war leaders' conclusions and the lessons that are still relevant to paratroopers today. 6/6.
Feb. 16, 2001
The Last Surrender
Year 2001Episode 760 min

The Last Surrender

For Japanese officer Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War continued until 1974. Now 78 years old and living in Brazil, Onoda tells how he finally accepted defeat and emerged from the Philippine jungle. NEW SEASON 1/6.
Mai 11, 2001
Debutantes
Year 2001Episode 860 min

Debutantes

Archive footage and interviews, with among others the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, help recapture the balls, dresses, romances, and broken hearts that made up the glitz and the glamour of the debutante season - the annual upper-class marriage market. 2/6.
Mai 18, 2001
Strangeways Revisited
Year 2001Episode 960 min

Strangeways Revisited

Rex Bloomstein returns to find out what happened to some of the prisoners featured in the award-winning documentary series he made 21 years ago. 3/6.
Mai 25, 2001
Scharnhorst
Year 2001Episode 1060 min

Scharnhorst

A documentary examining the mystery behind the demise in December 1943 of Germany's supposedly unsinkable warship, and a look at the current quest to detect the wreck by Norway's navy. 4/6.
Juni 1, 2001
Roman Soldiers to Be
Year 2001Episode 1160 min

Roman Soldiers to Be

Following guidelines described by the ancient author Vegetius nearly 2000 years ago, and supervised by historian Kate Gilliver, nine volunteers must learn from scratch to endure the harsh regime of the Romanarmy. The Roman army's success was founded on its superlative training and its discipline on the field of battle. The importance of being able to act as a unit is discussed, as are formations, amongst them the famous 'testudo', which is demonstrated.

Juni 8, 2001
Bombing Germany
Year 2001Episode 1260 min

Bombing Germany

Towards the end of the Second World War, many German towns with minimal strategic or industrial importance suffered "saturation bombing". The historical strand throws new light on the political decisions behind the Allied campaign's final stages, and tells the story of raids on two such towns. 6/6.
Aug. 23, 2001

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