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1945: The Year That Changed the World - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Beginning of the End

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Aug 17, 2005

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Documentary charting the final months of the Second World War on European and Pacific fronts, beginning as tensions mount between the Allies over strategy.

The End of the Dictators

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate:

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The true horror of the Nazi regime is exposed as the Allies fight the Germans in their homeland and liberate survivors of the concentration camps.

Victory in Europe

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate:

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The Soviet Union aim to control large parts of Europe after the Allies' victory, but the US was not prepared to back up British efforts to keep the east out of Stalin's grip.

The War in the Pacific

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate:

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A look at the end of the war in the Pacific, with the Americans dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to hasten Japan's surrender.

The Future Takes Shape

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate:

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A look at how the world changed in the months after the end of the Second World War, with borders drawn and new occupying governments installed.

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