Timewatch S20E09 · Strangeways Revisited

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Rex Bloomstein returns to find out what happened to some of the prisoners featured in the award-winning documentary series he made 21 years ago. 3/6.

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1. 1 1. The Empire State Story2001-01-12 · 50mOpened 70 years ago, the Empire State Building remains one of the enduring symbols of New York City. Tonight's programme explores its colourful - and tragic - history. NEW SEASON 1
2. 2 2. Himmler, Hitler, and the End of the Reich2001-01-19 · 50mHeinrich Himmler was regarded as Hitler's most loyal henchman. But in the last days of the war, his role in a plot to make peace with the west emerged: the final act of a fascinati
3. 3 3. The King's Servant2001-01-26 · 50mHollywood's portrayal of Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, is that of a saint but in truth he was a much more complex and interesting man. This drama-documentary, presente
4. 4 4. Nero's Golden House2001-02-02 · 50mTen years into his reign, the notorious emperor Nero attempted to build the largest palace the Romans would ever see, the Domus Aurea or "Golden House". What remains of the buildin
5. 5 5. Public Enemy Number One2001-02-09 · 50mDuring the Great Depression the American public looked for real-life anti-heroes to match the gangster movies - and found one in John Dillinger. A desperado, a bank robber, a bad m
6. 6 6. Hitler, Churchill, and the Paratroopers2001-02-16 · 50mIn 1941 the first large-scale paratroop attack took place when Hitler ordered the invasion of Crete. Within a week Churchill gave the order to evacuate the island, but the two lead
7. 7 7. The Last Surrender2001-05-11 · 50mFor Japanese officer Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War continued until 1974. Now 78 years old and living in Brazil, Onoda tells how he finally accepted defeat and emerged from the
8. 8 8. Debutantes2001-05-18 · 50mArchive footage and interviews, with among others the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, help recapture the balls, dresses, romances, and broken hearts that made up the glitz and the
9. 9 9. Strangeways Revisited2001-05-25 · 50mRex Bloomstein returns to find out what happened to some of the prisoners featured in the award-winning documentary series he made 21 years ago. 3/6.
10. 10 10. Scharnhorst2001-06-01 · 50mA documentary examining the mystery behind the demise in December 1943 of Germany's supposedly unsinkable warship, and a look at the current quest to detect the wreck by Norway's n
11. 11 11. Roman Soldiers to Be2001-06-08 · 50mFollowing guidelines described by the ancient author Vegetius nearly 2000 years ago, and supervised by historian Kate Gilliver, nine volunteers must learn from scratch to endure th
12. 12 12. Bombing Germany2001-08-23 · 50mTowards the end of the Second World War, many German towns with minimal strategic or industrial importance suffered "saturation bombing". The historical strand throws new light on