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Secrets of the Imperial War Museum

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For the first time, the Imperial War Museum has allowed cameras behind the scenes. This strand uncovers rarely heard first-hand accounts, and reveals the pressure faced by hundreds of IWM experts and volunteers as they work to preserve the most important objects and stories from our wartime past.

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First Aired

2021-11-26
Last Aired

2022-01-14
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Seasons

1
Episodes

6
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

Channel 5

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Season 1

1. HMS Belfast

The series begins aboard the 83-year-old warship, HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready...More

The series begins aboard the 83-year-old warship, HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready for reopeningLess

43mins 2021-11-26

2. World War 2 and the Holocaust

At IWM's flagship site a team are racing to complete a set of new galleries dedicated to telling the s...More

At IWM's flagship site a team are racing to complete a set of new galleries dedicated to telling the story of World War 2 and the Holocaust.Less

43mins 2021-12-03

3. Husky

At IWM Duxford, a Husky armoured vehicle that was blown up by an IED attack in Afghanistan in 2012 is ...More

At IWM Duxford, a Husky armoured vehicle that was blown up by an IED attack in Afghanistan in 2012 is carefully lifted into place under an aircraft in the AirSpace hangar. Incredibly, the soldier sitting in the front seat of the vehicle when it was hit survived without injury, and he's brought his nine-year-old daughter to the museum to see the vehicle that saved her dad's life.Less

43mins 2021-12-10

4. Ai Weiwei

In Sheffield, cameras follow Dean who discovered a chest full of lost First World War letters and arti...More

In Sheffield, cameras follow Dean who discovered a chest full of lost First World War letters and artifacts under a bed when he was clearing out his stepfather's house. For head of First World War Alan Wakefield, it's just the collection he's been looking for, and he helps Dean understand more about the history of the objects he's discovered.Less

43mins 2021-12-17

5. Holocaust Galleries

Experts work on a new gallery; curator James Bulgin meets the granddaughter of a man who was murdered ...More

Experts work on a new gallery; curator James Bulgin meets the granddaughter of a man who was murdered at Auschwitz to understand more about his life.Less