Hitler: The Rise and Fall — Season 1
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.
About this season
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.
Episodes (6)
1. Opportunist
5.0Aired 2 October 2016 • 47 min
The first episode explores the first three decades of Hitler's life, examining the spin, willpower and ruthlessness that drove an Austrian dropout to become the undisputed leader of the Nazi party
2. Performer
5.0Aired 9 October 2016 • 47 min
How did Hitler rise from right-wing crank to Germany's Messiah and Fuhrer by 1933? This episode explores his pioneering spin, speech-making skills and deadly ruthlessness - and his personal paranoia.
3. Fuhrer
5.0Aired 16 October 2016 • 47 min
This episode looks inside Hitler's mind as he tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest, becoming increasingly self-indulgent as his vision of himself as a heroic leader grows
4. Victor
5.0Aired 23 October 2016 • 47 min
This episode examines Hitler's transformation into the megalomaniac Nazi messiah responsible for the global carnage of World War II, as he invades Poland, France and Russia
5. Monster
5.0Aired 30 October 2016 • 47 min
As the tide of war turns against Hitler, he accelerates the holocaust and sacrifices millions of lives on the eastern front, while retreating into drug addiction in his palatial country home
6. The Downfall
5.0Aired 6 November 2016 • 47 min
The final episode explores Hitler's mental and physical decline as he was forced to confront inevitable defeat in the depths of his bunker in Berlin