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Categories: Drama: War & Disaster

  1. The Colditz Story

    The story of the notorious German POW establishment and the officers who tried to escape.

    BBC Two

  2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    1805. Chasing an enemy ship, Jack Aubrey demands much of his crew – perhaps too much.

    BBC Two

  3. Gold Run

    Resistance fighters smuggle gold reserves out of Norway before the Nazis invade.

    BBC Four

  4. A Farewell to Arms

    An American serving as an ambulance driver during World War I falls in love with a nurse.

    BBC Two

  5. Doctor Zhivago

    A doctor (Omar Sharif) falls in love with the mistress of a political opportunist.

    BBC Two

  6. Our Girl

    Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.

    BBC One

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  7. On the Beach by Nevil Shute

    Post-apocalyptic end-of-the-world novel by British-Australian author Nevil Shute

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  8. We Dive at Dawn

    World War II drama about a mission to hunt and destroy a dangerous German battleship.

    BBC Two

  9. Platoon

    War drama following a 19-year-old college drop-out who signs up for service in Vietnam.

    BBC One

  10. The War Game

    Controversial film depicting the terrible consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain.

    BBC Two

  11. Quake

    Drama in 12 short parts. Inspired by the digital transformation in disaster response.

    BBC Radio 4

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  12. Nazis: The Road to Power

    The rise of fascism and the cult of the leader, in a Germany shattered by defeat.

    BBC Radio 4

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  13. Nach Fuar am Poll

    Chan eil Dòmhnall Chaluim airson ceistean a bhràthair mun Chogadh a fhreagairt sa mhòine.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

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  14. The World Will Tremble

    A group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from a Nazi death camp.

    BBC Two