History's Heroes History's Secret Heroes - Series 4 Episodes Episode guide

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1. Trailer

   11/11 Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.
2. The Brothers Who Fought Mussolini

   9/11 A band of Italian brothers fight fascism with pasta.

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3. Sybil Kathigasu and the Price of Compassion

   8/11 In Japanese-occupied Malaya, a midwife puts her life on the line to help the resistance.

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4. Madeleine Riffaud’s Defiant Resistance

   7/11 A spirited young woman, intent on revenge, becomes a key player in the French Resistance.

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5. Kiyoshi Tanimoto and the Atomic Bomb

   6/11 Why did a minister run towards Hiroshima immediately after the atomic bomb?
6. Pamela Churchill’s Special Relationships

   5/11 How did Pamela Churchill use the power of seduction to help the war effort?
7. The Ovitz Family

   4/11 How did a family of Jewish performers defy the odds and survive Auschwitz?
8. Airey Neave: Escape from Colditz Castle

   3/11 Locked in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, a British soldier is determined to escape.
9. The Cockleshell Heroes

   2/11 A marine’s madcap plan to attack German ships, using canoes.
10. Elvira Chaudoir: D-Day’s Double Crossing Agent

    1/11 Can a playgirl turned double agent deceive the Nazis?