Finest Hour

Episode 2

Episode 2

Using first-hand testimony to recall the events of 1940, this episode highlights how Winston Churchill inspired Britain after Dunkirk, instilling a spirit of defiance and solidarity across the nation

Episode 3

Episode 3

A look at the Battle of Britain, when children were evacuated to Canada, and the United States sent 50 destroyers to Britain.

Episode 4

Episode 4

This episode recounts the start of the Blitz. A nation responds with heroics, despair and anger as London is bombarded and Coventry nearly obliterated.