U&Yesterday Sunday

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Factors influencing America's decision to support Britain after the attack on Pearl Harbour during the Second World War

The battle for North Africa, which involved three years of fighting between Rommel's Afrika Korps and Montgomery's Desert Rats. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

How the myth of German invincibility was finally debunked by their defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

How German U-boats were used to try to starve Britain in the battle for control of the Atlantic

Account of Operation Barbarossa, Germany's plan to invade the Soviet Union in 1941, revealing the massive human and financial cost endured by the Soviet people

Bomber Command is unable to hit its targets precisely and attacks German cities under cover of darkness, while the Blitz in Britain brings public demand for revenge strikes

In Shropshire a Great Western Railway 'Modified Hall' steam engine and its tender is being taken out of service as it needs a safety inspection

A cherished wartime iron workhorse needs to be hauled 160 miles from the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire to a winter extravaganza in Oxfordshire

Guy Martin and a team from the Black Country Living Museum restore a Newcomen engine, an 18th-century steam-powered device used principally to pump water out of mines

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler and discovers how Britain acquired its taste for fish and chips

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, learning how to blow glass and trying to rebuild one of the first lawnmowers

Robbie Cumming takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank

Robbie Cumming encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham

Robbie Cumming explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The British airmen are forced to return to their hideout at Rene's cafe following a bungled escape attempt, and Edith continues to search for a new husband

The British send their finest French-speaking agent to say 'good moaning' to Rene and his colleagues

While driving a borrowed armoured car, Rene and Captain Geering are mistaken for an ammunition convoy and ambushed by the Resistance

Derek heads to County Durham where Neil Walker is reluctantly letting his late father's car collection go

Paul and Jack head to Staffordshire to pick up five vehicles from collector Rob's colossal barn, including a Mini and a Morris Minor

Guy Martin and a team from the Black Country Living Museum restore a Newcomen engine, an 18th-century steam-powered device used principally to pump water out of mines

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler and discovers how Britain acquired its taste for fish and chips

Guy Martin helps with the restoration of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, learning how to blow glass and trying to rebuild one of the first lawnmowers

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