World War II: Race to Victory

World War II: Race to Victory

This 6-hour documentary series recalls one of the most thrilling races in history, between three icons, super powers and ideologies that came together to overcome a greater evil and achieve VE Day. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin find themselves in an uneasy alliance, fraught with power-struggles, false promises and deadly suspicions of each other. The series paints an in-depth picture of the race to power and victory during the war, to reach VE Day.

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Seasons

1. Mortal Peril

Air Date: 2020-06-14

To mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an examination of the race, not only to win WWII, but also to gain power and an ideological stronghold.

2. An Unholy Alliance

Air Date: 2020-06-14

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, who kill more than 2,000 Americans, causing the US to rethink its policy of neutrality in the war.

3. Victory at Any Cost

Air Date: 2020-06-21

An exploration of the tensions at the heart of the Allied war effort, as the dominant powers weigh up the moral ambiguity and actions of their alliance.

4. Tehran Sit Down

Air Date: 2020-06-28

After a year of fraught relations and tension, the big three leaders meet in Tehran. Will they find the unity they need to help the Allies win the war?

5. D-Day and Beyond

Air Date: 2020-06-28

6th June 1944--D Day. More than 156,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers are transported across the English Channel, in the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted. After years of pressure from Stalin, Churchill has finally agreed to open a second front in Europe and send Allied troops to liberate occupied France. From there, they will fight their way across to Germany and--with the Red Army, advancing from the East--finally bring down Hitler's Fascist Empire. And yet just three months later, the Big Three's optimism will turn to despair. How did the operation that promised to end the war by Christmas, turn into such a huge failure?

6. Race to Berlin

Air Date: 2020-06-28

It is February 1945 and the Allies can almost taste victory. They agree to meet to decide what the future will look like after the war finally comes to an end. And so "The Big Three" come face to face for the second, and last, time in the seaside town of Yalta.

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2020-06-14

Episodes

6 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Dr. Warren Dockter

Dr. Warren Dockter

Dr. Warren Dockter

Dr. Martin Folly

Dr. Martin Folly

Dr. Martin Folly

Dr. Andrew Priest

Dr. Andrew Priest

Dr. Andrew Priest

Dr. Peter Whitewood

Dr. Peter Whitewood

Dr. Andrew Priest

Dr. Harshan Kumarasingham

Dr. Harshan Kumarasingham

Dr. Harshan Kumarasingham

Iwan Morgan

Iwan Morgan

Iwan Morgan

Dr. Jonathan Boff

Dr. Jonathan Boff

Dr. Jonathan Boff

General Sir Mike Jackson

General Sir Mike Jackson

General Sir Mike Jackson

Liesl Bradner

Liesl Bradner

Liesl Bradner

Dr. Helen Fry

Dr. Helen Fry

Dr. Helen Fry

Major General Rudi Hemmes

Major General Rudi Hemmes

Major General Rudi Hemmes

Production Companies

CiC Media (GB)