Ett satans år

(1978)

Den 13 november 2015 var attackerna i Paris och Saint-Denis, utförda av tre islamistiska kommandogrupper och revendikerade av IS, de dödligaste i Frankrike sedan andra världskrigets slut. Under de följande månaderna lanserades Programmet 13-Novembre av CNRS och Inserm för att studera hur det individuella och kollektiva minnet byggs upp kring en händelse som djupt har präglat det franska samhället.

Ten individuals, ten dramatic stories, ten extraordinary days, all leading to the big historical event: the end of the worst war the world has ever known, World War 2.

An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.

Unearthing the terrible secrets hidden in the tomb of China's first emperor. The Terracotta warriors are just the tip of the iceberg in a mausoleum the size of Manhattan, which has gone largely unexcavated.

A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler's rise to power.

Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. The focus of the series isn't the event itself, but the individual moments that culminate in the actual event. The aim of Zero Hour is to experience history just before it became history.