History's Heroes
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two. Join her for tales of deception, resistance and courage in History's Secret Heroes Series 4.
Episodes (90 available)
Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
3 mins
Adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge, with Ray Winstone.
2 mins
An arctic explorer is trapped in a snow drift. How will he escape?
29 mins
How did a deaf woman defy the odds to become a Hollywood stuntwoman?
29 mins
Can an enslaved man commandeer a Confederate ship and escape to freedom?
29 mins
A suffragette, hiding a secret, goes on hunger strike.
29 mins
Attacked by a bear and left for dead, can Hugh Glass crawl hundreds of miles to safety?
28 mins
How did one man from the American South fight off an entire German party in World War One?
29 mins
A medieval woman finds superhuman strength in her tears.
28 mins
A mysterious Lakota warrior vows to protect his people at any cost.
29 mins