History's Heroes Episodes Available now
Katharine Hepburn: Queen of the Screen
A Hollywood star takes on the double standards of the studio system.
Saving Face with Harold Gillies
Can a doctor rebuild the shattered faces of World War One soldiers?
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Historian Alex von Tunzelmann shines a light on remarkable people from across history.
Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
Can a Nigerian warden stop a riot from breaking out in a London air raid shelter?
Agent Zo's Leap of Faith—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
Can Agent Zo save the lives of thousands of women in Nazi-occupied Poland?
Dudley Clarke: The Great Deceiver—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
How did a British army officer use magic tricks to fool the Nazis?
Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
Will the Nazis uncover the secret of the Shetland Bus?
The Night Witches—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
A group of Soviet women take to the skies to become night bombers.
Operation Anthropoid—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
Two men set out to assassinate one of Hitler鈥檚 most high-ranking officers.
The Salon Albahari—History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
A fashion boutique in Sarajevo houses an enormous secret.
