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Witness to Auschwitz

Examining the controversy surrounding British POW Denis Avey's account of Auschwitz III, published in 2011. Many disbelieve his claims that he broke into the concentration camp.

With so few survivors of the Holocaust left to share their first-hand testimony, what is the right approach to those with accounts that can it be proved?

Ninety-three-year-old Denis Avey is a British hero of the Holocaust who helped save the life of an Auschwitz inmate. He wrote about this heroic act, verified by the man he saved, in a best-selling book. But its publication generated a heated debate. That's because Denis also claimed to have broken in to the Nazi concentration camp itself. Why would anyone do such a thing and was it even possible?

Witness to Auschwitz examines the controversy surrounding this latest Holocaust account and asks why is it so important to know the truth?

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 May 201202:45
BBC One

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DirectorGillian Bancroft
DirectorGillian Bancroft
ProducerGillian Bancroft
ProducerGillian Bancroft
Executive ProducerCeri Aston
Executive ProducerCeri Aston

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Apr 201223:10
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Sun 15 Apr 201223:20
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sun 15 Apr 201223:40
    BBC One Wales
  • Mon 21 May 201202:45
    BBC One