1945: Days That Changed The World

Documentary History Politics And Power War 2025

How does one go about ending a global war? This series commemorates the 80th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan that marked the end of WWII.

Director: Rosemary Cafferkey

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Episodes

EP 1

The End of the Third Reich

By 5:00pm on the 2nd of May, 1945, the last guns stopped firing among the ruins of Berlin as the iconic image of the Soviet Red Flag rising above the…

20 Sep 2026 18:55

EP 2

Japan's Surrender

Japan stood at a crossroads after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; on the 14th of August, 1945, Emperor Hirohito retreated to his office bunker to record a message announcing Japan's…

20 Sep 2026 20:00