Reflections on Hitler’s rise to power | Rise of the Nazis

1: Helped into Power | Nazis: A Warning from History

Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openl...

2: Chaos and Consent | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary supp...

S1E1: Politics | Rise of the Nazis

Delving into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for hi...

S1E2: The First Six Months in Power | Rise of the Nazis

At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on...

S1E3: Night of the Long Knives | Rise of the Nazis

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers a...

3: The Wrong War | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at how Hitler found himself at war with Britain - a country whose achievements he admired - and allied to his ideolog...

5: Frenzied Killing | Auschwitz: the Nazis and the Final Solution

The deportation of Hungary's Jews in 1944 precipitated the most intensive slaughter in Auschwitz's history.

How Hitler becomes Chancellor | Rise of the Nazis

A coalition between von Papen and the Nazis lead to Hindenburg finally agreeing to appoint Hitler as Chancellor.

The Reichstag fire and the Enabling Act | Rise of the Nazis

Goring blames the communists for the Reichstag fire, giving Rohm and the SA an excuse to arrest what is left of t...

The Gestapo | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at how the Gestapo relied on the constant surveillance of the German public.

S1E2: Hitler's Last Days | Days That Shook the World

A dramatised anatomy of the final hours of Adolf Hitler, based on accounts of five witnesses who were in a secret underg...

Rise of the dictatorship | Rise of the Nazis

It's taken Hitler and the Nazi party just six months to destroy democracy and establish the new dictatorship.

4: The Wild East | Nazis: A Warning from History

This film provides insights into how the Nazis' reign of terror in Poland was characterised by huge population upheavals, ch...

Downfall | Der Untergang (2004)

As defeat looms, the increasingly unhinged Adolf Hitler readies himself for the end and makes his final declarations to a dwindling crowd of ...

God Bless You, Mr Chamberlain

Program marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich Agreement. Robert Harris finds in Chamberlain a strong man who believed he was right to hope...

S2E5: Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal | Days That Shook the World

Assassination attempts by secret organizations, with Adolf Hitler as the intended victim.

S3E2: Hitler's Birthday | Rise of the Nazis

At the end of March 1945, Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanent...

S2E3: The Home Front | Rise of the Nazis

Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and a...

The Night of the Amazons | Nazis: A Warning from History

Annually in the 1930's, the Nazi's held a propaganda event called The Nights of the Amazons.

The SA and the appeal of the Nazis | Rise of the Nazis

Von Schleicher persuades Hindenburg to bring forward elections in order to harness the power of the SA, but underestim...