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Categories: Drama: War & Disaster

  1. The Colditz Story

    The story of the notorious German POW establishment and the officers who tried to escape.

    BBC Two

  2. The Bridge at Remagen

    The war in Europe enters its final stages as the Allies prepare to cross the Rhine.

    BBC Two

  3. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    1805. Chasing an enemy ship, Jack Aubrey demands much of his crew – perhaps too much.

    BBC Two

  4. A Bridge Too Far

    The Allies have a daring plan to stop World War II by the end of 1944.

    BBC Two

  5. Gold Run

    Resistance fighters smuggle gold reserves out of Norway before the Nazis invade.

    BBC Four

  6. A Farewell to Arms

    An American serving as an ambulance driver during World War I falls in love with a nurse.

    BBC Two

  7. I Was Monty's Double

    An officer resembling General Montgomery is persuaded to impersonate him. With John Mills.

    BBC Two

  8. Angels One Five

    Following the operations room of a fighter station in World War II. With Jack Hawkins.

    BBC Two

  9. Our Girl

    Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.

    BBC One

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  10. On the Beach by Nevil Shute

    Post-apocalyptic end-of-the-world novel by British-Australian author Nevil Shute

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  11. We Dive at Dawn

    World War II drama about a mission to hunt and destroy a dangerous German battleship.

    BBC Two

  12. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    Classic epic about the life and loves of a reactionary army officer, with Roger Livesey.

    BBC Two

  13. Platoon

    War drama following a 19-year-old college drop-out who signs up for service in Vietnam.

    BBC One

  14. The War Game

    Controversial film depicting the terrible consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain.

    BBC Two

  15. The Man Who Never Was

    A British intelligence officer plans an elaborate hoax on the Nazis. With Clifton Webb.

    BBC Two

  16. Quake

    Drama in 12 short parts. Inspired by the digital transformation in disaster response.

    BBC Radio 4

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  17. Nazis: The Road to Power

    The rise of fascism and the cult of the leader, in a Germany shattered by defeat.

    BBC Radio 4

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  18. Nach Fuar am Poll

    Chan eil Dòmhnall Chaluim airson ceistean a bhràthair mun Chogadh a fhreagairt sa mhòine.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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  19. The World Will Tremble

    A group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from a Nazi death camp.

    BBC Two