Defending Europe

Great Continental Railway Journeys

July 2025 •English

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

Vasa: The Ghost Warship

July 2025 •Swedish

The Vasa was built for war but also to impress the enemy and display power. However, she sank on her maiden voyage, taking about thirty people with her to the depths. Many were rescued from the water by small boats that were in Stockholm’s ström to witness the proud vessel. Today, 400 years later, researchers study this unique time capsule from the early 17th century. How powerful were Vasa’s 64 cannons? Who do the countless, colorful sculptures on the ship actually depict? And the big question: what was the reason the ship sank?

War Factories

July 2025 •English

The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.

History's Verdict

July 2025 •English

A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.

Baskoniako Historia Bat

July 2025 •Basque

Prague with Michael Portillo

July 2025 •English

Portillo explores the city’s stunning architecture, from its medieval roots to the modern era. He uncovers the stories behind some of Prague’s most iconic buildings and discovers how the city has been shaped by its rich history.

世纪战争

July 2025 •Chinese

中国远征军

July 2025 •Chinese

中日百年战争全纪实

July 2025 •Chinese

Decision

July 2025 •Japanese

Hornblower

July 2025 •English

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

The World at War

July 2025 •English

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.

Balkan in Flammen

July 2025 •German

Galaxy Devastator

July 2025 •Chinese

With the opening of the interstellar colonial era, humanity finally spread the core values of civilization to the entire galaxy. The warship cannon that destroyed the planet ignited a fire of positive energy for the dark and cold universe.

Sensacje XX wieku

July 2025 •Polish

Tres Caínes

July 2025 •Spanish

The story follows the Castaño Gil family, a prosperous cattle ranching family marked by the kidnapping and murder of patriarch José Castaño by the guerrilla. This event triggers the decision of brothers Fidel, Vicente, and Carlos to form a self-defense army to fight the guerrillas, intensifying the armed conflict in Colombia. However, what seemed like a unified struggle is threatened by betrayal.

Sharpe

July 2025 •English

Sharpe is a British series of television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books. Produced by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for the ITV network, the series was shot mainly in Turkey and the Crimea, although some filming was also done in England, Spain and Portugal. The series originally ran from 1993 to 1997. In 2004, as part of ITV's new set of drama, ITV announced that it intended to produce new episodes of Sharpe, in co-production with BBC America, loosely based on his time in India, with Sean Bean continuing his role as Sharpe. Sharpe's Challenge is a two-part adventure; part one premiered on ITV on 23 April 2006, with part two being shown the following night. With more gore than earlier episodes, the show was broadcast by BBC America in September 2006.

God of Artillery

July 2025 •Chinese

It tells the story of Yang Zhi Hua, a mafu soldier, who became a "gun god" after a series of baptisms of war.

Manchán's Europe By Train

July 2025 •English

Manchán Magan embraces the ethos of slow travel, taking the time to get to know people and places, and experiencing local customs and traditions.

Tenko

July 2025 •English

Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.