BBC Four Monday

Exploring the flora and fauna of the island, which has given rise to more unique plants and animals, from its lemurs to chameleons, than any other on Earth

The documentary examines the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faced collapse in the final weeks of the Second World War.

Part one of two. Documentary delving into private film collections from the Nazi era to reveal how ordinary Germans lived during peacetime and the experiences of frontline soldiers

An insight into how Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman escaped from the concentration camp in Poland, where more than 800,000 Polish Jews died during the Nazi Holocaust

Life in the German capital in the year the Second World War ended, told through the stories of those who experienced it - from ordinary Germans to Allied troops

Galen of Pergamon makes a name for himself as a physician for gladiators in the arena. A devastating plague sweeps through the city

All Roman rulers put great value on spectacles and games, but only one, the son of Marcus Aurelius, steps out of the Imperial Box and onto the sands of the arena

By the fourth century AD, Rome is in decline and the Colosseum lays empty. To restore Rome, one man, a devout worshipper of the old gods, turns to the arena

Exploring the flora and fauna of the island, which has given rise to more unique plants and animals, from its lemurs to chameleons, than any other on Earth