DescriptionFrom July to September 1940, the British people watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the eventual outcome would decide their fate. From September through to the following May, Hitler attempted to "blitz" London and other major cities into submission. For a year, the citizens of Britain were effectively front-line soldiers in a battle that united the country against a hated enemy. Despite the terror, destruction, and heavy casualties, the British people survived the onslaught, until May 1941, when Hitler re-directed his attention, and that of the Luftwaffe, to the campaign in Russia.
DescriptionMei Mei, A Daughter's Song is a personal story of cross-cultural and cross-generational conflict that chronicles producer Dmae Roberts' trip to Taiwan with her mother, Chu-Yin. This highly personal and groundbreaking documentary interweaves interviews and dramatizations to tell the story of a conflicted daughter and her mother who suffered abuse, starvation, and the horrors of World War Two.
DescriptionSanta Vittoria is a fictional town, still remote from the rest of war-torn Italy, where the citizens, led by their wine-loving mayor Bombolini, scheme and plot to prevent the Germans from locating and looting the town's only treasure - its fabulous wine cellars. The inspiration for a famous film, The Secret of Santa Vittoria is an enduring favorite.
DescriptionCatherine Blake is the model war widow. Ever since she lost her RAF pilot husband in the Battle of Britain, this beautiful aristocrat has kept a stiff upper lip while caring for victims of the blitz in London's hospitals. The problem is that Catherine Bla…
