John Triffitt
Director
Timewatch (1982)
Season 30
Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.
Released Sept. 29, 1982
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.reenactment
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S30E1 - Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
Documentary revealing the secret story of how two men hacked into Hitler's personal super-code machine. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk and powered the D-Day landings.
Oct. 25, 2011, midnight
S30E2 - The Most Courageous Raid of World War II
Lord Ashdown tells the story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who took part in one of the most audacious commando raids of World War II - to blow up enemy shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
Nov. 1, 2011, midnight
S30E3 - Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams
James Holland presents an analysis of the 1943 mission to destroy German dams with a brand-new weapon - the bouncing bomb. Extraordinarily, the raid almost never happened.
Nov. 8, 2011, midnight
S30E4 - Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story
Ben MacIntyre reveals the true story of Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent, Eddie Chapman. Featuring remarkable footage of Chapman three years before his death.
Nov. 15, 2011, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 20580 min.
Released: Sept. 29, 1982
Last Air Date: Nov. 15, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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