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- Thanks to the movie "The Imitation Game" many people know that Alan Turing was one of the men behind breaking the german coding machine Enigma during World War II. But an equally important person was Gordon Welchman, who invented the socalled traffic analysis. This movie tells the story of Gordon Welchman.
- Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It re-creates the events of the battle and examines why the number of British warships that sank was so much higher than the number of German ships that were lost. Shown to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the battle.
- Hitler's dream is to build an armada of state-of-the-art warships and take on the might of the British Royal Navy. But his plans to dominate the oceans slowly unravel in a series of disastrous battles. Drain the Oceans investigates the mysteries and reveals how the Third Reich's mighty fleet finally sank beneath the waves.
- 2018–202047m8.2 (14)TV EpisodeAlice explores some of the maritime history of Portsmouth, delving into Nelson's dark side, the heat of the battle at Trafalgar, the role of the Navy in the British Empire and the lives of the port's sex workers.
- The 3rd leg of their trip takes James and Irita to East Sussex and Hampshire. On the way James gets up close and personal with some octogenarian sea turtles in Brighton. Irita learns about a Victorian philanthropist at Portsmouth Docks.
- Comedian Joe Lycett learns about his funny and not so funny ancestors.
- Former politician Ed Balls learns the dark and tragic story of his troubled ancestors.
- Roo Irvine and Steven Moore are antiques hunting in the north east of England aboard a glamorous 1968 Rolls Royce. Along the way, Steven hears how a Sunderland sailor coined a famous phrase while Roo learns about sustainable fishing.
- Death in Paradise star Ralf Little leaves the sun-drenched Caribbean well behind as he heads to the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland to investigate his grandfather Arthur's experiences during World War II.
- Nick Crane signs on as a deck-hand with a tall ship. He hopes to fulfill a childhood ambition by setting foot on tiny 'Fair Isle'. This is the most remote populated outpost in the British Isles and home to just 70 hardy souls. At Scapa Flow on Orkney, Neil Oliver explores the conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious death of Lord Kitchener. Neil meets locals on Orkney who believe tales of suspicious events on the fateful night of the wreck. Historian Tessa Dunlop hopes to witness an extraordinary and uplifting sight that is special to the Western Isles of Scotland: the mysterious Green Ray. On the Isle of Wight Coast newcomer Andy Torbet finds himself scaling slippery new heights on the Needles. There is a special appearance by legendary folk singer June Tabor who tells the tale of the mysterious Selkie, a mythical creature that can take the shape of man or a seal.
- This is Epic History TV's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. We look at the crucial role played by Britain's Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars, before beginning a deck-by-deck exploration of HMS Victory, a first-rate ship-of-the-line, and the most powerful class of warship afloat. We'll help you to identify and understand the role of masts, yards and rigging, as well as deck layouts, the hold, and her powerful armaments.
- Gregg Wallace sets out to solve a long-standing mystery: what happened to his great-grandfather, who abandoned his family?
- In violation of the Treat of Versailles Hitler embarked on a program to build massive battleships but was only able to produce two; Bismarck and Tirpitz. To the frustration of his naval commanders Hiller found the ships far more valuable as propaganda weapons then warships. But they were obsolete almost as soon the they were launched and both succumbed to the emerging dominance of air power.
- The Scapa Flow naval base in the Orkney Islands, how it was home to the Royal Navy Grand Fleet in WW1 and the part this fleet, its battleships in particular, played in the war.
- 2018–201959m8.6 (7)TV EpisodeHMS Queen Elizabeth reaches the climax of her sea trials. The automatic flight-deck fire-fighting system is tested. She pays a poignant visit to Scapa Flow before rendezvousing with the USS George Bush.
- Explore a world never seen before, a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed. From the seabed in the Bermuda Triangle, the debris field of ships sunk by German U-boats in World War 2 to the wreckage of the Titantic, all will be exposed and examined.
- A top secret Cold War stronghold and a decommissioned Soviet nuclear submarine reveal just how close we came to nuclear armageddon, and the British military's plans if it should come.
- 2018– 43m7.6 (16)TV EpisodeHMS Victory was already 40 years old when it fought in the battle of Trafalgar. Rob Bell discovers the feats of engineering behind its construction and the celebrity of its captain, Nelson.