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History's Heroes

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, resistance and courage in History's Secret Heroes Series 4.

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Episodes (100 available)

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Airey Neave: Escape from Colditz Castle

Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape.

8 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, The Ovitz Family

How did a family of Jewish performers defy the odds and survive Auschwitz?

15 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Pamela Churchill’s Special Relationships

How did Pamela Churchill use the power of seduction to help the war effort?

22 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4: Kiyoshi Tanimoto and the Atomic Bomb

Why did a minister run towards Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb?

29 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Madeleine Riffaud’s Defiant Resistance

A spirited young woman, intent on revenge, becomes a key player in the French Resistance.

6 Oct 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Sybil Kathigasu and the Price of Compassion

In Japanese-occupied Malaya, a midwife puts her life on the line to help the resistance.

13 Oct 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, The Brothers Who Fought Mussolini

A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta.

20 Oct 2026

29 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Fritz Bauer: Nazi Hunter

One man’s dogged pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, one of the architects of the Holocaust.

27 Oct 2026

30 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Secret Heroes - Series 4, Trailer

Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.

18 Aug 2026

3 mins

News imageHistory's Heroes, History's Toughest Heroes, Trailer

Adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge, with Ray Winstone.

30 Sept 2025

2 mins

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