Colditz was the P-O-W camp where the Germans put the bad boys, the prisoners, Brits of course, who repeatedly tried to escape. This is their story; a first class tale with British stiff-upper-lips to the fore, nationalistic but heroic. find out more...

Lots of stiff upper lip and Brit grit in this heroic true story of how Lancaster bombers, carrying Dr Barnes Wallis's Bouncing Bomb, destroyed the dams on the Rhur, damaging German industrial production and the Nazi war effort. find out more...

A rip roaring adventure starring Richard Burton that recounts the battle of Tobruk, a conflict that pitted a battalion of Australian troops against the might of Rommel's North African Corps. find out more...

The greatest prisoner of war adventure of them all. Behind the barbed wire fences of Stalag Luft the Allies plan a mass break-out by digging three tunnels. Discovery by the Germans when only one is completed means the chances of escape are thin. Yet 76 make the attempt in this epic adventure.

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Physics Professor Dr Pederson and underground leader Straud convinced British Intelligence that the Nazis were planning to build the A-bomb. The Norse Hydro Plant at Telemark was central to enemy strategy and the Allies decided to send in a task force to destroy it. Heroes of Telemark is a tense action packed drama about the nine indomitable Norwegians without whom history might have taken a very different course. find out more...

A truly epic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, which led to the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II. A spectacular production which used 23,000 troops for the filming of its D-Day battle scenes and a star-studded cast. One of the best war films ever made. find out more...

This companion piece to 'Band of Brothers', follows the story of 3 different marines during the war against Japan. 'The Pacific' is adapted from the memoirs of two of them, Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie, and uses material from a third, Chuck Tatum, who fought alongside the third featured character, John Basilone.
Part 1, Guadalcanal/Leckie; Robert Leckie and the 1st Marines land on Guadalcanal and take part in the Battle of the Tenaru.
Part 2, Basilone; John Basilone and the 7th find out more...

Part 3, Melbourne; the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives in Melbourne, Australia. Basilone receives the Medal of Honor and is sent home to sell war bonds.
Part 4, Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika; Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division are put into action at Cape Gloucester. Leckie is treated for nocturnal enuresis. find out more...

Part 5, Peleliu Landing; Sledge and Leckie land with the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu.
Part 6, Peleliu Airfield; the Marines move to capture Peleliu's vital airfield. Leckie is wounded by blast concussion and evacuated. find out more...

Part 7, Peleliu Hills; Sledge and the 5th Marines move onto Peleliu's Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese.
Part 8, Iwo Jima; Basilone is transferred to the 5th Marine Division and lands at Iwo Jima. find out more...