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  1. The Sentinels

    WWI. A French soldier is picked to join a top-secret army research project.

    BBC Four

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  2. Tunes of Glory by James Kennaway

    War hero Sinclair clashes with Barrow arriving to command Campbell Barracks.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  3. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    A ragbag of unruly agents try to sabotage Nazi U-boats in west Africa during World War II.

    BBC One

  4. Vermiglio

    The arrival of a Sicilian deserter has a profound effect in a remote Alpine village.

    BBC Four

  5. Battle of Britain

    As Britain lives in fear of invasion, squadrons of fighter pilots fend off attacks by air.

    BBC Two

  6. The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus)

    The story of two lieutenants in a regiment of hussars. Read by Stephen Boxer.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Atonement

    A 13-year-old accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

    BBC One

  8. Gold Run

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

    BBC Four

  9. A Farewell to Arms

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

    BBC Two

  10. The Password Is Courage

    The story of a British POW during WWII who spends all his time planning an escape.

    BBC Two

  11. Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald

    Human dramas unfold behind the scenes of BBC radio news in the wartime London of 1940.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  12. Our Girl

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

    BBC One

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  13. The War Game

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

    BBC Two

  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. The World Will Tremble

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

    BBC Two

  17. Quake

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

    BBC Radio 4

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