Season 1

1. Helped into Power

By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.

1997-09-10 • 48 min

2. Chaos and Consent

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.

1997-09-17 • 48 min

3. The Wrong War

How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.

1997-09-24 • 48 min

4. The Wild East

New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

1997-10-01 • 48 min

5. The Road to Treblinka

How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

1997-10-08 • 48 min

6. Fighting to the End

Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.

1997-10-15 • 48 min