Hitler: The Rise and Fall

47min

War & Politics

Documentary

Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.

Episodes

Cast

Opportunist

1. Opportunist

47min

2nd Oct 2016

The first episode explores the first three decades of Hitler's life, examining the spin, willpower and ruthlessness that drove an Austrian dropout to become the undisputed leader of the Nazi party

Performer

2. Performer

47min

9th Oct 2016

How did Hitler rise from right-wing crank to Germany's Messiah and Fuhrer by 1933? This episode explores his pioneering spin, speech-making skills and deadly ruthlessness - and his personal paranoia.

Fuhrer

3. Fuhrer

47min

16th Oct 2016

This episode looks inside Hitler's mind as he tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest, becoming increasingly self-indulgent as his vision of himself as a heroic leader grows

Victor

4. Victor

47min

23rd Oct 2016

This episode examines Hitler's transformation into the megalomaniac Nazi messiah responsible for the global carnage of World War II, as he invades Poland, France and Russia

Monster

5. Monster

47min

30th Oct 2016

As the tide of war turns against Hitler, he accelerates the holocaust and sacrifices millions of lives on the eastern front, while retreating into drug addiction in his palatial country home

The Downfall

6. The Downfall

47min

6th Nov 2016

The final episode explores Hitler's mental and physical decline as he was forced to confront inevitable defeat in the depths of his bunker in Berlin

First air date

2nd Oct 2016

Last air date

6th Nov 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks