The BEST episodes directed by John Hayes Fisher
#1 - The Perfect Corpse
NOVA - Season 33 - Episode 3
Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well preserved bodies of people buried long ago under peat bogs.
#2 - Secret Tunnel Warfare
NOVA - Season 43 - Episode 1
During World War I, the Allies and Germans repeatedly struggled to break the hideous stalemate of trench warfare. In the winter of 1916, Allied engineers devised a massive surprise attack: over 1 million pounds of explosives hidden in secret tunnels driven under German lines. Building the tunnels was desperate work, with tunnelers at constant risk from flooding, cave-ins, and enemy digging teams. In June of 1917, the planted mines at Messines were simultaneously triggered, killing an estimated 10,000 German troops instantly. Now, archaeologists are revealing the extraordinary scale and risks of the Allied tunneling operations in one of the biggest excavations ever undertaken on the Western Front. “Secret Tunnel Warfare” opens a unique window on the frenzy of Allied mining activity that led up to the attack and its bitter aftermath.
#3 - Cue The Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
BBC Documentaries - Season 2015 - Episode 328
Kirsty Young takes a unique look at the story of the Royal Christmas broadcast and how the tradition started by King George V in 1932 has found a place at the heart of Christmas Day. Beginning with tentative steps in the early days of the wireless, then providing reassurance during the uncertainty of the Second World War, it has become The Queen's televised message that we all know and love.
#4 - After the War: Churchill's Defeat
BBC Documentaries - Season 2005 - Episode 49
1945 - The year of Winston Churchill's greatest victory and his most devastating defeat. Just weeks after VE Day, a General Election saw him and his government rejected and the Labour Party swept to power.