Timewatch - Season 26 / Year 2007

Timewatch - Season 26 / Year 2007

Season 26 / Year 2007

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Episodes12
DatesJan 5, 2007 - May 18, 2007
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Episodes

The Hunt for U-864
Year 2007Episode 160 min

The Hunt for U-864

The fascinating story of how, in February 1945, HMS Venturer hunted down and sank the U-boat U864 - a sub on a deadly secret mission. This documentary uses eyewitness accounts, archive material, and a dive into the Baltic's frozen waters to bring the full story of the boat's last hours to life. 1/6.
Jan 5, 2007
Beatlemania
Year 2007Episode 260 min

Beatlemania

By 1966 the Beatles had played over 1400 gigs and sold 200 million records. At the height of their popularity, the Fab Four decided they would never tour again. Previously unseen archive footage plus interviews with those who accompanied the band on tour tell the inside story of Beatlemania, from death threats and plane crashes to diplomatic wrangles and, ultimately, disillusionment. 2/6.
Jan 12, 2007
Killer Cloud
Year 2007Episode 360 min

Killer Cloud

A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland in 1783 spewed out poisonous gases that enveloped Europe, killing thousands of Britons. The ensuing winter was one of the worst ever and cost countless more lives. This environmental disaster is well known in Iceland, but its impact on Britain has until now been a mystery. 3/6.
Jan 19, 2007
Hadrian's Wall
Year 2007Episode 460 min

Hadrian's Wall

It is unique in the Roman World. A spectacular and complex stone barrier measuring 74 miles long, and up to 15 feet high and 10 feet thick. For 300 years Hadrian's Wall stood as the Roman Empire's most imposing frontier and one of the unsung wonders of the ancient world.

Almost 2,000 years after it was built, Hadrian's Wall is proving to be a magical time capsule - a window into the human past. Archaeologists have properly excavated less than 1per cent of it, but they have unearthed extraordinary findings. With presenter Julian Richards Timewatch journeys back through time to unlock the secrets of a lost world.

Jan 26, 2007
Zeppelin: The First Blitz
Year 2007Episode 560 min

Zeppelin: The First Blitz

Unlikely as it seems now, the first aerial bombardment of Britain was a Zeppelin raid on the unfortunate Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth with one fatality. The next three years saw a terror campaign that would take hundreds of lives and whose psychological effect was arguably as harrowing as the Blitz of the Second World War. 5/6.
Feb 2, 2007
The Last Duel
Year 2007Episode 660 min

The Last Duel

Timewatch recalls the last days of the 600-year-old ritual of duelling, telling the story of two men who set out with pistols into the Scottish countryside on 23 August 1826 after arguing over money. 6/6.
Feb 9, 2007
Remember the Galahad
Year 2007Episode 760 min

Remember the Galahad

Almost a quarter of a century ago, 50 British servicemen lost their lives at Fitzroy inlet in the Falkland Islands when two supply ships, Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram, were bombed by Argentinian planes. This one-off Timewatch special details the events that led up to the tragedy and talks to survivors about how this act of war continues to shape so many lives.
Apr 2, 2007
Hijack
Year 2007Episode 860 min

Hijack

September 1970: A BOAC flight with 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a Palestinian guerrilla group - the first and last time a British commercial aircraft has ever been hijacked. Interviews from hostages and their hijackers help illustrate events that changed airplane travel for ever. NEW SEASON 1/5.
Apr 6, 2007
The Hidden Children
Year 2007Episode 960 min

The Hidden Children

Documentary telling the stories of four children secretly hidden in France to avoid deportation to concentration camps during World War II. Award-winning director Jonathan Hacker accompanies these four survivors to their former hiding places of sixty years ago.

Apr 16, 2007
The Wave that Destroyed Atlantis
Year 2007Episode 1060 min

The Wave that Destroyed Atlantis

Apr 20, 2007
Gladiator Graveyard
Year 2007Episode 1160 min

Gladiator Graveyard

Documentary exploring the history of gladiators. Based on a study of thousands of bones found in a mass grave in Turkey, two forensic anthropologists reveal their scientific findings, helping to explain how gladiators lived, fought and died.

May 11, 2007
The People's Coronation
Year 2007Episode 1260 min

The People's Coronation

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953 was the greatest spectacle ever staged in Britain. Three million people lined the streets in London, 20 million people watched it on TV, and 17million people clubbed together to hold coronation parties. Told by the people who watched, shaped and recorded it, this Timewatch celebrates the coronation that was to mark the birth of a new Elizabethan Age.

May 18, 2007

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