World War Two

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A collection of video resources for secondary schools, perfect for use with students studying World War Two.

World War Two with Dan Snow

Dan Snow introduces some of his favourite clips from the BBC archive, perfect for exploring World War Two with your class.

Children of the Holocaust

A part animated, part real-life interview series telling the stories of people who witnessed the Holocaust first-hand.

The Last Survivors

A series of short films from a landmark BBC documentary about the last survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain today, as they reflect on their childhood and how it has affected the rest of their lives.

The Eichmann Show

This series of short films uses a combination of archive footage, dramatisation and interviews with people involved in the television production and the trial to introduce students to the groundbreaking trial of Adolf Eichmann.

D-Day: The Last Heroes

Historian Dan Snow examines how two years of meticulous planning shaped the D-Day landings in these short films for secondary schools.

Our Greatest Generation

In this series of short films, six incredible people tell their epic life stories, and of their experiences of the World War Two.

Hitler's rise to power

In this short film, Andrew Marr tells the story of Hitler’s rise to power in Weimar Germany from 1919 to 1933.

The lives of WW2 evacuees

This short film looks at historical sources relating to the experiences of children evacuated during World War Two.

World War Two: Articles

A collection of interactive articles covering the major events and people of World War Two, as well as some lesser-known stories from the global conflict.