War

Kwai tells the story of the 'railway of death' immortalized in David Lean's movie The Bridge on the River Kwai. The rail line linked Rangoon and Bangkok and was part of Japan's war strategy to send troops throughout Asia. The building of this railway by frail and weak prisoners proved to be a living hell: 100,000 coolies and 26,000 Allied POWs died of disease, hunger and exhaustion in 15 months. The survivors and compelling images retell their nightmare first-hand. This series sheds light on three tragic episodes of the war in the Pacific that are often overlooked in the history books. During several years of research, the director recorded the memories of both Western and Asian eyewitnesses, while uncovering never-before-seen archival footage.

Award-winning director Serge Viallet uses never-before-seen archival film from the Second World War as well as interviews to understand the tragedy that took place on one of the Mariana Islands when 70,000 American soldiers landed there in June 1944. The island of Saipan had an important Japanese military base and a civilian population of several thousand. In a state of panic, soldiers and civilians fled toward the north of the island. Terrified by the Yankee enemy they had seen in anti-American propaganda, or perhaps motivated by a moral code that forbids surrender, thousands of Japanese committed suicide. This series sheds light on three tragic episodes of the war in the Pacific that are often overlooked in the history books. During several years of research, the director recorded the memories of both Western and Asian eyewitnesses, while uncovering never-before-seen archival footage.

ONE Fighting Championship kicks off 2014 with a blockbuster event in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 14 March! Stadium Negara will once again host the biggest mixed martial arts event in Asia featuring an international line up of fighters from all over the world. The main event of the evening is a highly anticipated battle for the first ONE FC Welterweight World Championship title. Coming to Malaysia to establish their supremacy in the Welterweight division are knockout artist Nobutatsu Suzuki from Japan and submission specialist Brock Larson from the USA. Both these elite fighters have been waiting for their shot at the biggest title belt in Asia and they have promised a war from the moment the bell rings. Also, MMA stars Peter Davis and female fighter Ann Osman are back to represent Malaysia on the biggest stage in Asian MMA. Both Davis and Osman will be facing the biggest fights of their careers as they take on international opponents once again in front of their home crowd.

ONE Fighting Championship kicks off 2014 with a blockbuster event in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 14 March! Coming to Malaysia to establish their supremacy in the Welterweight division are knockout artist Nobutatsu Suzuki from Japan and submission specialist Brock Larson from the USA. Both these elite fighters have been waiting for their shot at the biggest title belt in Asia and they have promised a war from the moment the bell rings. Also, MMA stars Peter Davis and female fighter Ann Osman are back to represent Malaysia on the biggest stage in Asian MMA. Both Davis and Osman will be facing the biggest fights of their careers as they take on international opponents once again in front of their home crowd. The pride of Malaysia will be at stake and these fighters will do all they can to prove that Malaysian fighters can hold their own on an international MMA stage.

Featuring interviews with veterans and historians and plenty of rare, original battle footage, this documentary takes viewers to the skies during World War II to discover the planes that pilots ranked as the most deadly. The film explains the background of the P-51 Mustang, widely considered one of the war's best combat planes, and the German Me 262, the first military fighter jet, which almost changed the course of the war.

See where some of the biggest battles of World War II were planned and fought in this fascinating travelogue, including the British cabinet war rooms, the Royal Air Force Museum and the beaches of Normandy where Allied forces waded ashore on D-Day. Hosted by Emmy Award winner Bill Boggs, these episodes of the historical series explain what it took for the Allies to stand up to the overwhelming Nazi war machine -- and win.

As Liam Gallagher prepares to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, this documentary looks back at the singer's tempestuous relationship with his brother Noel, from their time together in Oasis to their more recent solo careers. With contributions from Alan McGee and Tim Abbott from Creation Records and Shaun Ryder, the film attempts to uncover why the siblings' rivalry is so intense and ponders the biggest question of all - what would it take for them to re-form?

Oscar Winning documentary short about Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.

The conflict that engulfed the world between 1914 and 1918 left an indelible mark on the 20th century and shaped the world in which we live today. Learn about the tumultuous events that led to World War I, the complex alliances, the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism, and much more. The complete story of the first modern war.

"Black Jack Pershing: Love and War" chronicles the historic life of WWI General John J. Pershing. Pershing's U.S. troops overcame a better trained and equipped German Army to help the Allies win World War I. America's success in the Great War turned our nation into a global superpower. To do that, Pershing had to overcome personal tragedy and heartbreak that may have given him the extraordinary strength to command U.S. troops in WWI. Relying on extensive personal letters, photos, films, and diaries from Pershing's life, this documentary covers his arduous childhood days in Missouri, his West Point military training, his time as a U.S. Cavalry officer who commanded black soldiers and Native American scouts, Pershing's search with 10,000 U.S. troops for Mexican revolutionary General Pancho Villa and Pershing's rise to become America's only active-duty six-star general as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. Written by Bernard McCoy

Young King Bhambata leads the fight against an unfair local tax within the Natal Colony. This documentary focuses on the unfair conditions that lead Bhambatha and his people to fight back followed by the violent and the immoderate British reaction.

Even today, the region along the river Soca in Slovenia, which becomes Isonzo over the border in Italy, is marked by the traces of the First World War. Trenches, emplacements and underground caverns along the Isonzo give us a mere taste of the vehemence and cruelty with which the war was conducted here. Its common history has made the region a transnational place of remembrance for many European peoples.This fascinating documentary searches for the traces and asks to what extent the events of the First World War, now almost 100 years ago, still shape the identity of the region and its people today.

They came in the dead of night. Iraqi troops and tanks - hundreds of them - pouring over the desert border. Americans awoke to the news on August 2nd, 1990: Iraq had invaded Kuwait. The White House responded quickly. By January 17th, 1991, eight F-15 fighter jets swept through the Baghdad sky, raining missiles upon the city below. Operation Desert Storm had begun. Within three days, the allied coalition controlled the Iraqi sky. Six days after the invasion of Kuwait, President Bush announced the deployment of 100 thousand troops to the Persian Gulf.

In a programme broadcast 70 years to the day after the outbreak of WWII, people who were alive at the time speak of their memories.

Follow the story of artillery from the awesome heavy guns of World War I to the latest high-tech rocket launchers.

World War One caused greater destruction and involved more countries than any other war except WWII. An assassin's bullet set off the war, and a system of military agreements brought the main European powers into the fight. Both sides expected a quick victory, but the war lasted four years and took the lives of almost 10 million men. Extreme patriotism gave men a cause to die for and propaganda raised support for the war while making the enemy seem villainous. This fascinating 2-part documentary program chronicles the major events of this devastating period in the world's history through insightful narration and compelling archival footage and photographs.

Starting with their conception and design in the early 1950s, "Solidbodies", focuses on the five decade competition of sounds between the two guitars that have been heard on more popular recordings than any other instruments during the rock era. The documentary features players, historians, instrument dealers and collectors expressing their views on the competitive influences