The BEST episodes directed by Philip Whitehead

Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)
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#1 - Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)

The World at War - Season 1 - Episode 16

Initial victory in Europe turns sour after the defeat at Stalingrad, yet Germany prepares to fight to the end—even after an assassination attempt on the Führer.

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Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)
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#2 - Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)

The World at War - Season 1 - Episode 15

Finding strength in unity at home in Britain during the war, it was a time of gas masks, Winston Churchill, Dig for Victory, evacuation, George Formby, the Land Army, ITMA, the Squander Bug and the Beveridge Report.