Secrets of the Imperial War Museum
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.5
Released
11/26/2021
Duration
0h 43m
Genre
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
N/A
Overview
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.
Secrets of the Imperial War Museum
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.5Released
11/26/2021
Genre
N/A
Cast
N/A
Duration
0h 43m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableHMS Belfast
The series begins aboard the 83-year-old warship, HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready for reopening
HMS Belfast
The series begins aboard the 83-year-old warship, HMS Belfast as an expert team races to get her ready for reopening
EP 2AvailableWorld 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 story of World War 2 and the Holocaust.
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 story of World War 2 and the Holocaust.
EP 3AvailableHusky
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.
Husky
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.
EP 4AvailableAi Weiwei
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.
Ai Weiwei
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.
EP 5AvailableHolocaust Galleries
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.
Holocaust Galleries
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.
EP 6AvailableFinal Touches
The final touches are being made ahead of the opening of the new galleries.
Final Touches
The final touches are being made ahead of the opening of the new galleries.
