Hiroshima

S01E04: Hiroshima | Days That Shook the World

Documentary recalling 6 August 1945, when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, with testimony from American colonel Paul Tib...

08: Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima | Twentieth Century History

On 7th December 1941, Japanese planes bombed the US fleet at Pearl Harbour. Programme looks at what caused Japan t...

Episode 2 | Japan with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins enjoys a night out with Kyoto's geishas, goes free diving with some ama divers and visits Hiroshima. In Tokyo, she explores ho...

S07E08: Miracle On The River Kwai | Secret History

The hospital created by the doctors and medical orderlies among prisoners of war of the Japanese in Thailand.

14: 1945: Fallout | People's Century

Nuclear weapons make the world more dangerous than ever before. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by atom bombs is haile...

15: 1951: Asia Rising | People's Century

Through thrift, hard work and discipline, Japan and later South Korea enjoy economic miracles that bring growth, prosperity and conf...

01: The Chrysanthemum People | Inside Japan

Most people think of Japan as an urban, industrial country. In many important ways, however, life in Japan is still an extension ...

03: Harmony of the Team | Inside Japan

Baseball has been played in Japan for more than 100 years, and it's now the country's most popular sport.

04: Factory Flower Office Lady | Inside Japan

Looking at the life of two working girls in Japan, their opportunities and expectations as women in Japan today.

08: Love the Criminal, Hate the Crime | Inside Japan

A look at the treatment of prisoners at one of Japan's largest prisons.

11: Thinking Ahead | Inside Japan

Film about the Japanese adaptability and flexibility in industry, shown through the organisation of the Mitsubishi company.