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13:00

Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands

S01E06

The story of the man who singlehandedly built a road

For his final tour, Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye, where he visits the home of writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, before scaling the famous Cuillin mountain, Am Basteir. On the nearby Isle of Raasay he learns the amazing true story of the crofter Calum Macleod, who between 1964 and 1974 singlehandedly built a road to connect his isolated community

13:40

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

A profile of the actress

14:50

The War

S01E05

How US Marines took the Pacific atoll of Tarawa in 1943

The tiny Pacific atoll of Tarawa was occupied by the Japanese during World War Two, but was invaded by US Marines in November 1943. The programme recalls how after three days of intense fighting, and at a terrible cost to human life, the island was finally secured by the Americans

15:55

The Vietnam War

S01E05

Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive

17:40

Who Killed Ivan the Terrible?

The Russian dictator's mysterious death

Criminologist David Wilson investigates the mysterious death of Russia's first dictator, beginning by analysing rumours that the man who used terror to rule his huge empire may have been strangled by enemies in his court. The trail takes Wilson across Russia and back to London, where he explores a story of intrigue surrounding England's Queen Elizabeth I, uncovering clues along the way which lead to a final twist in the tale

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18:45

Her Name Was Grace Kelly

A profile of the actress

19:55

The War

S01E05

How US Marines took the Pacific atoll of Tarawa in 1943

The tiny Pacific atoll of Tarawa was occupied by the Japanese during World War Two, but was invaded by US Marines in November 1943. The programme recalls how after three days of intense fighting, and at a terrible cost to human life, the island was finally secured by the Americans

21:00

The Vietnam War

S01E05

Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive

22:55

Vietnam: The Girl in the Picture

The story behind Nick Ut's famous photograph 'The Girl in the Picture'

On June 8, 1972, in Trang Bang, the South Vietnamese air force bombed a temple with napalm. It doesn't shelter Viet Cong soldiers, but their own fighters and civilians. Witnessing the event, a young photographer sees a nine-year-old girl emerging from the gigantic wall of flames who finds herself in his lens. He doesn't know it yet, but he freezes forever the figure that will embody 'the hell of Vietnam'.'The girl in the photo' retraces the extraordinary story of this young burnt girl whose terrible photo will contribute, by its power, to overturn world opinion about the Vietnam War

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