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The Princess Matilda sails into Liverpool, but Tim has a difficult time reaching shore as he struggles to navigate around tankers and ferries

An examination of the 1941 Japanese attack on the US Pacific fleet from the perspective of the naval personnel involved in the battle

James undergoes rigorous training at a US Air Force base in California before boarding a U-2 spy plane that will take him 70,000ft above Earth

Exploring the human cost from the first and last atomic bombs used in an act of war, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities in 1945

Documentary drama exploring Napoleon's life and his vision of a united Europe in the 19th century, focusing on his defeat at Waterloo and exile to St Helena

Kate Bryan constructs a visual history of Van Gogh from the BBC archives, exploring the artist's mental health struggles and fraught relationship with Paul Gauguin

The Princess Matilda sails into Liverpool, but Tim has a difficult time reaching shore as he struggles to navigate around tankers and ferries

Exploring the human cost from the first and last atomic bombs used in an act of war, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities in 1945

Documentary drama exploring Napoleon's life and his vision of a united Europe in the 19th century, focusing on his defeat at Waterloo and exile to St Helena