TV Guide 5SELECT Sunday

The story of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, revealing the cunning strategy, military technology and defensive structures deployed in this epic struggle. The first edition explores the devastating clash of arms at Sevastopol. one of the world's most heavily defended strongholds

As 1945 began, Hitler's Third Reich was entering its death throes. In the west, Allied forces were within striking distance of the Rhine, while Red Army soldiers in the east were at the banks of the river Oder, just an hour's drive from Berlin. As the Allies advanced, they uncovered horrific evidence of Hitler's 'final solution' - concentration camps filled with starving prisoners, piles of corpses and the gas chambers that the Germans had not had time to obliterate. The final battle for Berlin began on April 16 and nine days later the city was surrounded, with Soviet troops eliminating the remaining resistance

The concluding programme looks at how Japan's forces waged a savage defence campaign despite a hopeless position, with US carriers and amphibious forces roaming at will across the Pacific and submarines cutting vital supply lines to the mainland. Japan's leaders believed that if they could inflict sufficient casualties on enemy forces, the Allies would give up, and American president Harry S Truman realised that there was only one way to force this fanatical enemy into surrendering, and decided to deploy the atomic bomb

An architect kills his business partner, and comes up with an elaborate scheme to make Columbo first suspect him, then reject him as the murderer. The villain begins by teasing the detective with hints on where he has hidden the body - hoping that when Columbo fails to find a corpse, he will look elsewhere for a killer. Crime drama, directed by and starring Peter Falk. With Patrick O'Neal and Janis Paige

The dishevelled detective suspects a highly respected general is guilty of murdering an associate who was about to expose the war hero's shady business dealings, but Columbo has a hard time backing up his hunch with evidence because of the lack of a body or a weapon. Crime drama, starring Peter Falk, Eddie Albert, Suzanne Pleshette and John Kerr

A scientist is overjoyed when his son follows in his footsteps, receiving widespread acclaim for a revolutionary new theory. When a fellow boffin produces evidence of plagiarism, the ruthless father resorts to murder to save his son from a scandal. But he reckons without the dishevelled detective, who sees through his efforts to make the killing look like the work of burglars. Crime drama, with Peter Falk, Jose Ferrer and Lew Ayres

After discovering that his best friend and his wife were having an affair, a renowned psychologist uses his unique mind-control powers to commit a bizarre murder - with the help of two pet dogs conditioned to attack when they hear a certain command. Crime drama, with Peter Falk, Nicol Williamson, Frank Aletter and Kim Cattrall

Recently retired English professor Harriet 'Harry' Wild is trying to adjust to retirement when she's injured in a mugging. While recovering at the home of her police detective son Charlie, she looks at his files and realises his latest investigation bears similarities to an obscure Elizabethan play. But when her findings are rebuffed, she decides to find the killer-with aid from a surprising source. Drama, starring Jane Seymour

Harry and Fergus are approached by a woman desperate to find out how her husband died and although they are reluctant to get involved, their interest is soon piqued. They discover gamblers are running a snuff game in Dublin and Harry turns over the evidence they uncover to Charlie, vowing to stay out of it, but the killers have other ideas