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History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: George Takei and the American Internment Camps
In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbour attack, then five-year-old George Takei and his family join the 120,000 Japanese Americans who are removed from their homes and imprisoned without trial.
Helena …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Claude, Marcel and the Soldier with No Name
Two eccentric French artists, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, risk their lives to perform an extraordinary act of resistance on the island of Jersey.
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordina…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Ghost Army
Bernie Bluestein, Seymour Nussenbaum and George Dramis are part of a secret army unit with one job: to put on a show for an audience who wants to kill them.
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on ex…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Charity Adams and the 6888
Major Charity Adams, the first African American woman to be commissioned in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, arrives in Birmingham, England, to sort out an enormous problem.
Helena Bonham Carter shi…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Virginia Hall’s Great Escape
How did the American spy Virginia Hall mastermind an astonishing prison break, leading her to become the Gestapo’s most wanted target?
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories fro…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
History's Secret Heroes: Series 1: Trailer
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, acts of resistance and courage.
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago