Timewatch Season 20

If you want a documentary that respects its subject, Timewatch Season 20 is available on streaming right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 8 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. The storytelling serves the subject rather than the other way around. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Timewatch Season 20 keeps coming up in conversation. Timewatch Season 20 approaches its subject with the rigour that makes documentary storytelling worth taking seriously. Season 20 of Timewatch includes 12 episodes. It aired from January 2001 to August 2001. Episodes include "The Empire State Story", "Himmler, Hitler, and the End of the Reich", "The King's Servant". It was aired in 2001. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — Timewatch Season 20 has both. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Documentary fans who value serious storytelling will find Timewatch Season 20 essential viewing. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The access the production gets is remarkable, and the storytelling does full justice to it. Worth watching in order, from the beginning.

🎬 Timewatch Season 20 — Episode Guide

The Empire State Story

2001-01-12

Opened 70 years ago, the Empire State Building remains one of the enduring symbols of New York City. Tonight's programme explores its colourful - and tragic - history. NEW SEASON 1/6.

Himmler, Hitler, and the End of the Reich

2001-01-19

Heinrich Himmler was regarded as Hitler's most loyal henchman. But in the last days of the war, his role in a plot to make peace with the west emerged: the final act of a fascinating drama of double-dealing and ideological compromise. 2/6.

The King's Servant

2001-01-26

Hollywood's portrayal of Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor, is that of a saint but in truth he was a much more complex and interesting man. This drama-documentary, presented by Professor John Guy, follows the last seven years of More's life, when England turned from being a Catholic to a Pro...

Nero's Golden House

2001-02-02

Ten years into his reign, the notorious emperor Nero attempted to build the largest palace the Romans would ever see, the Domus Aurea or "Golden House". What remains of the building today lies alongside the Colosseum, barely noticed, but after 30 years of renovation it has reopened to the public. 4/...

Public Enemy Number One

2001-02-09

During the Great Depression the American public looked for real-life anti-heroes to match the gangster movies - and found one in John Dillinger. A desperado, a bank robber, a bad man no jail could hold, his reputation grew until he was named the country's first Public Enemy Number One. But J Edgar H...

Hitler, Churchill, and the Paratroopers

2001-02-16

In 1941 the first large-scale paratroop attack took place when Hitler ordered the invasion of Crete. Within a week Churchill gave the order to evacuate the island, but the two leaders' interpretations of the battle could not be more different. This film evokes the horror of the conflict, examines th...

The Last Surrender

2001-05-11

For Japanese officer Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War continued until 1974. Now 78 years old and living in Brazil, Onoda tells how he finally accepted defeat and emerged from the Philippine jungle. NEW SEASON 1/6.

Debutantes

2001-05-18

Archive footage and interviews, with among others the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, help recapture the balls, dresses, romances, and broken hearts that made up the glitz and the glamour of the debutante season - the annual upper-class marriage market. 2/6.

Strangeways Revisited

2001-05-25

Rex Bloomstein returns to find out what happened to some of the prisoners featured in the award-winning documentary series he made 21 years ago. 3/6.

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Scharnhorst

2001-06-01

A documentary examining the mystery behind the demise in December 1943 of Germany's supposedly unsinkable warship, and a look at the current quest to detect the wreck by Norway's navy. 4/6.

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Roman Soldiers to Be

2001-06-08

Following guidelines described by the ancient author Vegetius nearly 2000 years ago, and supervised by historian Kate Gilliver, nine volunteers must learn from scratch to endure the harsh regime of the Roman army. 5/6.

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Bombing Germany

2001-08-23

Towards the end of the Second World War, many German towns with minimal strategic or industrial importance suffered "saturation bombing". The historical strand throws new light on the political decisions behind the Allied campaign's final stages, and tells the story of raids on two such towns. 6/6.

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