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History's Youngest Heroes
A wealthy young man severs ties with his family and embarks on a drastic new life.
Louis Braille: Code Maker
A young Frenchman invents a tool that will change the lives of blind people.
The Visionary Julian of Norwich
A young woman locks herself in a cell for years and becomes a literary trailblazer.
Rani Lakshmi Bai: The Warrior Queen
A 22-year-old Indian woman takes on the British Empire.
The Grisly World of Andreas Vesalius
A young man becomes a sensation when he starts dissecting corpses in front of crowds.
Vasily Arkhipov and the End of Days
A young naval officer must choose whether to save the world or trigger its destruction.
Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
A brother and sister mount a daring campaign against the Nazis.
Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope
Terry Fox sets out to run the length of Canada on a prosthetic leg.
History's Secret Heroes: Series 3
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Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two
Noor Khan: The Operator
In occupied , can Agent Madeleine escape from the Nazis?
Curt Bloch and the Underwater Cabaret
A German refugee risks his life to ridicule Hitler.
Witold Pilecki: The Infiltrator
Why did Witold Pilecki volunteer to be sent to Auschwitz?
The Salon Albahari
A fashion boutique in Sarajevo houses an enormous secret.
Operation Anthropoid
Two men set out to assassinate one of Hitler’s most high-ranking officers.
The Night Witches
A group of Soviet women take to the skies to become night bombers.
Leif Larsen and the Shetland Bus
Will the Nazis uncover the secret of the Shetland Bus?
Dudley Clarke: The Great Deceiver
How did a British army officer use magic tricks to fool the Nazis?
Agent Zo's Leap of Faith
Can Agent Zo save the lives of thousands of women in Nazi-occupied Poland?
Ita Ekpenyon and the Blitz
Can a Nigerian warden stop a riot from breaking out in a London air raid shelter?
Introducing... Pretender Prince
Jack Lowden presents a compelling drama on the rise and fall of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
