S01E01 Heinrich Himmler
The driving force behind Germany's attempt to breed a master race, Historian James Ellis learns how Heinrich Himmler orchestrated the genocide of millions.
Hitler's Most Wanted
S01E04: Adolf Eichmann
James is on the trail of Adolf Eichmann, the notorious Nazi bureaucrat who escaped justice for 15 years until his trial made the Holocaust a household name. Under oath, Eichmann insisted he was a powerless middle manager who was simply following orders, and James is determined to find out if there's any truth to his defense.
Overview
An original perspective on how and why a generation of men and women living in a European society became the leaders of one of the most terrifying regimes of all time, responsible for 60 million deaths. Visiting the places where elite Nazi leaders grew up and the sites of their worst atrocities, James Ellis, a dedicated young historian, explores the defining moments which transformed everyday Germans into mass murderers.
Episodes
S01E02 Josef Goebbels
James Ellis explores how the virulently anti-Semitic minister of propaganda Josef Goebbels orchestrated a campaign of hate that paved the way for the Holocaust.
S01E03 Hermann Goering
As Hitler's second in command, Hermann Goering was a ruthless and flamboyant manipulator, and James is exploring how this revered fighter pilot of the First World War could emerge as a psychopathic war criminal in...
S01E04 Adolf Eichmann
James is on the trail of Adolf Eichmann, the notorious Nazi bureaucrat who escaped justice for 15 years until his trial made the Holocaust a household name. Under oath, Eichmann insisted he was a powerless...
S01E05 Albert Speer
The architectural mastermind of the Third Reich, Albert Speer escaped the noose at the end of the war. But James believes there's a monstrous truth behind Speer's carefully crafted lies, and is determined to reveal...
S01E06 Josef Mengele
Tracing the origins of his sadistic pseudo-science, James investigates Josef Mengele, the notorious demon doctor of Auschwitz.
S01E07 Karl Donitz
Hitler's naval commander Karl Donitz was a fanatical Nazi who would do anything to support the party's despicable aims. After the war, he claimed he'd only been a sailor following orders, but James is determined...
S01E08 Hans Frank
As Hitler's personal lawyer, Hans Frank twisted the law to further the Führer's brutal agenda, and in enslaving an entire nation became known as the Butcher of Poland. James is determined to find out how...
S01E09 Wilhem Canaris
As Hitler's master spy, Wilhelm Canaris staged covert operations that ultimately caused chaos and destruction. But he was also a double agent who provided secrets to the Allies and helped Jews escape from Germany. It's...
S01E10 Benito Mussolini
James is in Italy where he's investigating Benito Mussolini-the brutal dictator whose violent path to power set the template for the rise of Nazi Germany. Though not a Nazi, Mussolini's fascist alliance with the Führer...
Cast
James Ellis
Presenter
Antony Cantor
Guy Walters
