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History 2000 - 2006 1 season 40 eps TV-PG Ended

Battle Stations

2000 - 2006 1 season 40 eps TV-PG

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Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 25, 2000

Sherman Assault Episode 1

Ride along in the thick of battle in the American M4 Sherman Tank, as it blasts its way into history and paves the way for liberation of Europe.

45 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 27, 2000

Spitfire Squadron Episode 2

In this episode, see how it feels to be a Spitfire fighter pilot in a dogfight.

45 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 28, 2000

Drop Zone Episode 3

In this episode, we fly on a Dakota, and American C47/DC3 cargo plane used to transport paratroopers across the English Channel for the D-day invasion at Normandy.

45 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 29, 2000

DUKW Landing Episode 4

Ride in the American DUKW Amphibious Vehicle (Duck to G.I.s)

45 min

S1 · E5 · Aug 19, 2001

P-51 Mustang Episode 5

Suffering unprecedented losses by 1944, the US Air Force's daylight bombing campaign over Nazi occupied Europe was in danger of collapse. A fighter escort was needed--and urgently. North America's P-51 was originally built for Britain's RAF. Now fitted with the Packard Merlin it was drafted in and immediately made a difference. Taking on the worst that the Luftwaffe had to offer, the Mustang fighter pilots of the 8th Air Force dramatically turned the tide of the air war in Europe earning themselves the nickname 'Little Friends.'

45 min

S1 · E6 · Aug 26, 2001

T-34 Russian Victory Episode 6

Stalin enlisted the ideas of an American engineer, J. Walter Christie, to develop one of the most formidable tanks in history.

45 min

S1 · E7 · Sep 16, 2001

Mulberry Harbour Episode 7

Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.

45 min

S1 · E8 · Sep 23, 2001

Hitlers Vengeance Weapons Episode 8

Enter the world of rocket scientists, secret weapons, and the race to destroy two of Hitler's most elusive weapons.

45 min

S1 · E9 · Oct 7, 2001

Tiger Attack Episode 9

Adolf Hitler became personally involved in the Tiger Tank, one of history's finest armoured fighting vehicles.

45 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 11, 2001

Liberty Convoy Episode 10

The terror of being hunted by Hitler's U-boats and the bravery of crews that risked their lives to deliver men and material to defeat Nazi forces.

45 min

S1 · E11 · Nov 18, 2001

Messerschmitt 262 Episode 11

By mid 1944, the allied forces were regularly flying raids of one thousand bombers over Nazi Germany. Escorted by American Mustangs and Lightnings, these armadas were now dominating the skies. Then in July 1944, a new German fighter appeared on the scene. Flying at over 100 mph faster than a P-51 Mustang, and capable of destroying a B-17 in a single pass, this aircraft put fear into the allies, and made the Germans feel like gods. It was the jet-powered Messerschmitt 262.

45 min

S1 · E12 · Nov 25, 2001

Radar Episode 12

In 1888, German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic radiation. His experiments with radio waves formed the basis of what would become one of the most important warfare technologies of the twentieth century. Discover the history behind radar technology, from Hertz's early experiments with radio waves to Christian Hulsmeyer's historic 1904 invention of the "telemobiloscope," which was designed to prevent the collision of ships at sea. During World War II, radar (originally an acronym for radio detection and ranging) not only helped win the famous Battle of Britain, but also brought Allied women into the frontlines for the first time as they worked to track and destroy Hitler's Luftwaffe.

45 min

S1 · E13 · Dec 16, 2001

Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany Episode 13

The Lancaster bomber of Britain's Royal Air Force, ranks alongside the legendary Spitfire as one of the finest British aircraft of World War II. It was the most successful Allied bomber in the European theatre, able to carry almost twice the bomb load of other British and American bombers, and carry it further.

45 min

S1 · E14 · Jan 20, 2002

Huey Helicopter: Air Armada Episode 14

The Vietnam War was the Huey war-a brutal war, where the lethal Huey gunship wreaked havoc on the Viet Cong. The Huey revolutionised U.S. Army tactics and changed the way modern wars were fought.

45 min

S1 · E15 · Mar 10, 2002

B-26 Marauder Episode 15

Bombing from altitudes of over 10,000 feet, the Marauder had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber during WWII.

45 min

S1 · E16 · Mar 19, 2002

F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike Episode 16

Developed from jet technology captured from the Germans after WWII, the F-86 approached speeds of Mach 1.

45 min

S1 · E17 · Apr 7, 2002

MIG-15: Russian Stealth Episode 17

The MiG 15 was one of the 20th century's most feared high-performance weapons.

45 min

S1 · E18 · Apr 28, 2002

Catalina Patrol Episode 18

The legendary "Black Cat" squadrons won fame as night bombers in the battles of the Solomon Islands.

45 min

S1 · E19 · Sep 29, 2002

Black Hawk: Night Stalker Episode 19

The Black Hawk remains today the world's most advanced twin-turbine military helicopter and flies wherever duty calls, from hot deserts to the icy Arctic.

45 min

S1 · E20 · Dec 15, 2002

Blackbird Stealth! Episode 20

Designed in the 1950s by Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird was the world's first stealthy aircraft, designed to over-fly enemy territory with impunity while photographing 100,000 square miles in an hour.

45 min

S1 · E21 · Dec 16, 2002

Aircraft Carrier Episode 21

This episode documents the growth of the American carrier task force in the Pacific. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, the American Pacific Fleet was left with just three carrier groups. These centered on the carriers Enterprise, Lexington, and Hornet. But these groups proved their mettle in the fight against the Japanese by striking at Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, and the Enterprise and Hornet groups led the famous Doolittle raid against Tokyo in April, 1945.

45 min

S1 · E22 · Dec 26, 2002

Corsair: Pacific Warrior Episode 22

Designed for aircraft carriers, it proved too hot to handle during deck landing.

45 min

S1 · E23 · Dec 26, 2002

B-52 Stratofortress Episode 23

The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.

45 min

S1 · E24 · Dec 26, 2002

M1 Abrams: Supertank Episode 24

This episode explores the development and battlefield evolution of America's premier main battle tank. It highlights the Abrams' advanced armor, powerful armament, and cutting‑edge technology that set it apart from earlier armored vehicles. The episode also examines how the tank's design and capabilities have shaped modern armored warfare.

45 min

S1 · E25 · Jul 5, 2003

P-38 Lightning Strikes Episode 25

The P-38s struggle for aerial supremacy in the skies of the South West Pacific during WWII - Americas Ace of Aces.

45 min

S1 · E26 · Aug 1, 2003

The Destroyer Episode 26

Featuring interviews with sailors who served on these gladiators of the sea in the often suicidal Pacific Theatre, striking archive film, much of it in colour, and detailed re-enactments.

45 min

S1 · E27 · Aug 15, 2003

FA-18 Hornet Episode 27

One aircraft in the US arsenal best typifies the will to win. Using the latest and most sophisticated computerized technology, the F/A-18 Hornet is now one of the foremost fighters of the 21st century.

45 min

S1 · E28 · Sep 15, 2003

B-17 Flying Fortress Episode 28

It is the most potent symbol of American Airpower in military history. Designed to fend off ferocious attacks of the German Luftwaffe it dealt a deathblow to Nazi wartime industrial production and razed Hitler's capital to the ground. Each crewed by 10 men--thousands of them would fly the most perilous missions of the Second World War. But many would never return.

45 min

S1 · E29 · Oct 24, 2003

The F-15 Episode 29

Built to put US pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

45 min

S1 · E30 · Feb 1, 2004

F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Episode 30

Dogged by controversy, shrouded in secrecy F-117's have become the world's first truly stealth aircraft - forever changing the concept of aerial warfare.

45 min

S1 · E31 · Feb 27, 2004

A-10 Tankbuster Episode 31

It is the most feared aircraft in the US Air Force. The A-10 Tankbuster was the first aircraft in the US aviation history designed specifically for Close Air Support.

45 min

S1 · E32 · Jun 1, 2004

Mosquito Attack Episode 32

Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines, this plane was a revolutionary design with no armour or weapons but could carry the same bomb load as a B-17.

45 min

S1 · E33 · Nov 19, 2004

Apache Helicopter Episode 33

Developed during the Cold War, this incredible aircraft is now the most powerful and feared helicopter in the world. Able to dive into action at over 200mph, it can deliver a devastating firestorm of missiles or rockets.

45 min

S1 · E34 · Dec 17, 2004

PT Boats Episode 34

These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".

45 min

S1 · E35 · Dec 17, 2004

Challenger Tank Episode 35

When this 60 tons of high-tech military hardware rumbles onto the battlefield there's nowhere for the enemy to hide.

45 min

S1 · E36 · May 26, 2005

HMS Victory Episode 36

The HMS Victory would play a crucial role in the foremost naval engagement in 19th century maritime history, the Battle of Trafalgar.

45 min

S1 · E37 · Jun 26, 2005

B-2 Bomber Episode 37

With its origins in single wing experimentation carried out in Germany in the 1930s, and continuing through cutting edge aviation research in the 1950s and 60s, the B-2 was developed under a cloak of secrecy.

45 min

S1 · E38 · Apr 12, 2006

Heavy Metal of D-Day Episode 38

The greatest machine of WWII springs into action. It is made up of thousands of ships and aircraft, tens of thousands of men and millions of tons of steel and concrete.

45 min

S1 · E39 · Jul 14, 2006

F-22 Raptor Episode 39

Deadly and undetectable at long range, this super-jet is the latest in fifth-generation fighter technology.

45 min

S1 · E40 · Dec 15, 2006

HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel Episode 40

Commissioned in 1938, the British cruiser HMS Belfast was the Royal Navy's most modern warship.

40 episodes in Season 1

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Battle Stations is a documentary series of 1 hour episodes, which uses archive footage, re-enactments and first-hand accounts from the crews, to follow the machines and technology implemented from the Second World War to the Gulf War in the land, air and sea.

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Paul Nelson Director · Patrick King Director · Andrew Johnston Director

Director

Paul Nelson

Director

Patrick King

Director

Andrew Johnston

Composer

Simon Lacey

Total runtime 30h 0m · Episode length 45 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

September 25, 2000

Final episode

December 15, 2006

Status

Ended

Network

History

Country

United Kingdom · United States

Type

Documentary

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

30h 0m

Original language

English

Production

United Kingdom · United States

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English · Hungarian

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