[Miss Buxton]

Sky Learning website searches across hundreds of channels on Sky digital to suggest programmes that are linked to GCSE English, History, Geography and Science.


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ROMMEL - THE DOUBTER
29 May 2007 23:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Did the Desert Fox deserve his reputation as Germany's greatest general? Following a defeat, Montgomery 'outfoxed' Rommel and challenged the Nazis' supremacy.

BLITZKRIEG
30 May 2007 01:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel
Poland. A spotlight on the German Blitzkrieg of WWII, which began with Hitler's plan for total world domination and the ensuing invasion of Poland.

GUNS OF AUGUST
30 May 2007 01:35, Sky Classics
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
From the assassination in Sarajevo to the horror of the trenches, this documentary charts the relentless march towards World War I, illustrated with archive footage.*** (1964)(95 mins)

GREAT BATTLES
30 May 2007 04:05, Disc.Civilistn
OCR
Bosworth Field 1485. Explains how the 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field and the emergence of the Tudor dynasty paved the way for an unprecedented expansion of English power.

BLITZKRIEG
30 May 2007 08:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
France Falls. A spotlight on the German Blitzkrieg of WWII, in which Hitler's forces successfully surrounded and engulfed France with blinding speed and precision.

HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
30 May 2007 09:00, UKTV History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler: Series about key individuals from World War II. This episode looks at Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg's attempt to assassinate Hitler.

HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
30 May 2007 09:30, UKTV History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
The Men who Cracked Enigma: Documentary series about individuals who shaped the outcome of World War II. This edition looks at how the Allies cracked Nazi Germany's Enigma code.

LAST DAYS OF WW2
30 May 2007 13:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Week by week, the last six months of WWII. US victory in Okinawa was in sight, Eisenhower was awarded the Order of Merit and Churchill warned about the Iron Curtain. (Part 17 of 26)

FASCISTS IN COLOUR
30 May 2007 20:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
An unbiased story of the rise of Fascism and its leader Mussolini is brought to life using vivid diary accounts and dramatic reconstructions.

ROMMEL - THE DOUBTER
30 May 2007 23:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
"I loved Hitler and I love him still". The last words of Germany's greatest General about the leader he had finally conspired to assassinate.

BLITZKRIEG
31 May 2007 01:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
France Falls. A spotlight on the German Blitzkrieg of WWII, in which Hitler's forces successfully surrounded and engulfed France with blinding speed and precision.

BLITZKRIEG
31 May 2007 08:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Russia Attacked. Shedding light on the German Blitzkrieg of WWII, in which Hitler's forces tried to invade the harsh, wintery environment of Russia.

ROYAL SECRETS
31 May 2007 10:00, Discovery HD
OCR
Glory. Monarchs who revelled in glory, from Louis XIV to Elizabeth I, who ushered in England's age of glory yet sacrificed herself in the bargain.

BLITZKRIEG
31 May 2007 12:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Russia Attacked. Shedding light on the German Blitzkrieg of WWII, in which Hitler's forces tried to invade the harsh, wintery environment of Russia.

SHOOTOUT
31 May 2007 15:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Battle Of The Bulge: It was one of WWII's biggest and bloodiest campaigns, as the German army tried to drive a wedge between Allied forces along the Western Front.

HITLER & HESS
31 May 2007 17:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
In 1941 a Scottish farmer captured a German parachutist and was astonished to find he was Hitler's deputy - Rudolf Hess, who had mysteriously decided to fly alone to Britain...

THE HINDENBURG DISASTER
31 May 2007 19:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
When the Hindenburg airship crashed in 1937, the reason for its failure couldn't be identified. This investigation assembles a team of experts to forensically analyse the disaster.

FASCISTS IN COLOUR
31 May 2007 20:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
The concluding part of the rise of Fascism and its leader Mussolini is brought to life using vivid diary accounts and dramatic reconstructions.

FALL OF A TSAR
02 June 2007 06:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Documents the life of Tsar Nicholas II and the dramatic final days that led up to his abdication in 1917 and the end of Tsarism in Russia.

END OF THE USSR
02 June 2007 07:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
Mikhail Gorbachev and his main collaborators talk exclusively and in depth about their role in the deconstruction of the former Soviet Union.

THE REAL RASPUTIN
02 June 2007 08:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
This revealing documentary tells the story of a grossly misunderstood figure who swept in from the east, preaching a new kind of holiness.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN COLOUR
02 June 2007 09:00, Disc.Civilistn
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
The storming of the Winter Palace, the death of the tsar and the insurgency are all shown in colourised archive footage for the first time.

THE COLD WAR: SUBMARINES...
02 June 2007 16:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
During the Cold War, US and Soviet submarines had countless encounters where an unsteady trigger finger could have led to nuclear war. Submerge into a world of underwater espionage.

THE COLD WAR: SUBMARINES...
03 June 2007 13:00, History
AQA, Edexcel, OCR
During the Cold War, US and Soviet submarines had countless encounters where an unsteady trigger finger could have led to nuclear war. Submerge into a world of underwater espionage.

BLITZ SPIRIT
04 June 2007 14:30, History
AQA, Edexcel
Life And Death: Veterans of the Blitz, those who were buried in the rubble, and those who helped rescue the trapped and helpless, remember that extraordinary, terrifying time.

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