Series
Battle Stations
Documentary
Battle Stations is a documentary series of 1 hour episodes, which uses archive footage, re-enactments and first-hand accounts from the crews, to follow the machines and technology implemented from the Second World War to the Gulf War in the land, air and sea.
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Seasons & episodes
1Sherman Assault25 Sept 2000Ride along in the thick of battle in the American M4 Sherman Tank, as it blasts its way into history and paves the way for liberation of Europe.
2Spitfire Squadron27 Sept 2000In this episode, see how it feels to be a Spitfire fighter pilot in a dogfight.
3Drop Zone28 Sept 2000In this episode, we fly on a Dakota, and American C47/DC3 cargo plane used to transport paratroopers across the English Channel for the D-day invasion at Normandy.
4DUKW Landing29 Sept 2000Ride in the American DUKW Amphibious Vehicle (Duck to G.I.s)
5P-51 Mustang19 Aug 2001Suffering unprecedented losses by 1944, the US Air Force's daylight bombing campaign over Nazi occupied Europe was in danger of collapse. A fighter escort was needed--and urgently. North America's P-51 was originally built for Britain's RAF. Now fitted with the Packard Merlin it was drafted in and immediately made a difference. Taking on the worst that the Luftwaffe had to offer, the Mustang fighter pilots of the 8th Air Force dramatically turned the tide of the air war in Europe earning themselves the nickname 'Little Friends.'
6T-34 Russian Victory26 Aug 2001Stalin enlisted the ideas of an American engineer, J. Walter Christie, to develop one of the most formidable tanks in history.
7Mulberry Harbour16 Sept 2001Outlining the most audacious engineering feat of WWII.
8Hitlers Vengeance Weapons23 Sept 2001Enter the world of rocket scientists, secret weapons, and the race to destroy two of Hitler's most elusive weapons.
9Tiger Attack7 Oct 2001Adolf Hitler became personally involved in the Tiger Tank, one of history's finest armoured fighting vehicles.
10Liberty Convoy11 Nov 2001The terror of being hunted by Hitler's U-boats and the bravery of crews that risked their lives to deliver men and material to defeat Nazi forces.
11Messerschmitt 26218 Nov 2001By mid 1944, the allied forces were regularly flying raids of one thousand bombers over Nazi Germany. Escorted by American Mustangs and Lightnings, these armadas were now dominating the skies. Then in July 1944, a new German fighter appeared on the scene. Flying at over 100 mph faster than a P-51 Mustang, and capable of destroying a B-17 in a single pass, this aircraft put fear into the allies, and made the Germans feel like gods. It was the jet-powered Messerschmitt 262.
12Radar25 Nov 2001In 1888, German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic radiation. His experiments with radio waves formed the basis of what would become one of the most important warfare technologies of the twentieth century. Discover the history behind radar technology, from Hertz's early experiments with radio waves to Christian Hulsmeyer's historic 1904 invention of the "telemobiloscope," which was designed to prevent the collision of ships at sea. During World War II, radar (originally an acronym for radio detection and ranging) not only helped win the famous Battle of Britain, but also brought Allied women into the frontlines for the first time as they worked to track and destroy Hitler's Luftwaffe.
13Lancaster Bombers: Target Germany16 Dec 2001The Lancaster bomber of Britain's Royal Air Force, ranks alongside the legendary Spitfire as one of the finest British aircraft of World War II. It was the most successful Allied bomber in the European theatre, able to carry almost twice the bomb load of other British and American bombers, and carry it further.
14Huey Helicopter: Air Armada20 Jan 2002The Vietnam War was the Huey war-a brutal war, where the lethal Huey gunship wreaked havoc on the Viet Cong. The Huey revolutionised U.S. Army tactics and changed the way modern wars were fought.
15B-26 Marauder10 Mar 2002Bombing from altitudes of over 10,000 feet, the Marauder had the lowest loss rate of any Allied bomber during WWII.
16F-86 Sabre-Jet Strike19 Mar 2002Developed from jet technology captured from the Germans after WWII, the F-86 approached speeds of Mach 1.
17MIG-15: Russian Stealth7 Apr 2002The MiG 15 was one of the 20th century's most feared high-performance weapons.
18Catalina Patrol28 Apr 2002The legendary "Black Cat" squadrons won fame as night bombers in the battles of the Solomon Islands.
19Black Hawk: Night Stalker29 Sept 2002The Black Hawk remains today the world's most advanced twin-turbine military helicopter and flies wherever duty calls, from hot deserts to the icy Arctic.
20Blackbird Stealth!15 Dec 2002Designed in the 1950s by Kelly Johnson, the SR-71 Blackbird was the world's first stealthy aircraft, designed to over-fly enemy territory with impunity while photographing 100,000 square miles in an hour.
21Aircraft Carrier16 Dec 2002This episode documents the growth of the American carrier task force in the Pacific. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, the American Pacific Fleet was left with just three carrier groups. These centered on the carriers Enterprise, Lexington, and Hornet. But these groups proved their mettle in the fight against the Japanese by striking at Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, and the Enterprise and Hornet groups led the famous Doolittle raid against Tokyo in April, 1945.
22Corsair: Pacific Warrior26 Dec 2002Designed for aircraft carriers, it proved too hot to handle during deck landing.
23B-52 Stratofortress26 Dec 2002The race to produce the first intercontinental jet bomber.- 24M1 Abrams: Supertank26 Dec 2002This episode explores the development and battlefield evolution of America's premier main battle tank. It highlights the Abrams' advanced armor, powerful armament, and cutting‑edge technology that set it apart from earlier armored vehicles. The episode also examines how the tank's design and capabilities have shaped modern armored warfare.
25P-38 Lightning Strikes5 Jul 2003The P-38s struggle for aerial supremacy in the skies of the South West Pacific during WWII - Americas Ace of Aces.
26The Destroyer1 Aug 2003Featuring interviews with sailors who served on these gladiators of the sea in the often suicidal Pacific Theatre, striking archive film, much of it in colour, and detailed re-enactments.
27FA-18 Hornet15 Aug 2003One aircraft in the US arsenal best typifies the will to win. Using the latest and most sophisticated computerized technology, the F/A-18 Hornet is now one of the foremost fighters of the 21st century.
28B-17 Flying Fortress15 Sept 2003It is the most potent symbol of American Airpower in military history. Designed to fend off ferocious attacks of the German Luftwaffe it dealt a deathblow to Nazi wartime industrial production and razed Hitler's capital to the ground. Each crewed by 10 men--thousands of them would fly the most perilous missions of the Second World War. But many would never return.
29The F-1524 Oct 2003Built to put US pilots back in charge of the skies, the F-15 Eagle proved its superiority in Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
30F-117 Nighthawk Stealth1 Feb 2004Dogged by controversy, shrouded in secrecy F-117's have become the world's first truly stealth aircraft - forever changing the concept of aerial warfare.
31A-10 Tankbuster27 Feb 2004It is the most feared aircraft in the US Air Force. The A-10 Tankbuster was the first aircraft in the US aviation history designed specifically for Close Air Support.
32Mosquito Attack1 Jun 2004Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines, this plane was a revolutionary design with no armour or weapons but could carry the same bomb load as a B-17.
33Apache Helicopter19 Nov 2004Developed during the Cold War, this incredible aircraft is now the most powerful and feared helicopter in the world. Able to dive into action at over 200mph, it can deliver a devastating firestorm of missiles or rockets.
34PT Boats17 Dec 2004These boats were WWII's most heavily armed fighting boats. Screwed and glued together on a hull made of wood, they were nicknamed "The Devil Boats of the Night".
35Challenger Tank17 Dec 2004 · 60mWhen this 60 tons of high-tech military hardware rumbles onto the battlefield there's nowhere for the enemy to hide.
36HMS Victory26 May 2005The HMS Victory would play a crucial role in the foremost naval engagement in 19th century maritime history, the Battle of Trafalgar.
37B-2 Bomber26 Jun 2005With its origins in single wing experimentation carried out in Germany in the 1930s, and continuing through cutting edge aviation research in the 1950s and 60s, the B-2 was developed under a cloak of secrecy.
38Heavy Metal of D-Day12 Apr 2006The greatest machine of WWII springs into action. It is made up of thousands of ships and aircraft, tens of thousands of men and millions of tons of steel and concrete.
39F-22 Raptor14 Jul 2006Deadly and undetectable at long range, this super-jet is the latest in fifth-generation fighter technology.
40HMS Belfast: Fortress of Steel15 Dec 2006Commissioned in 1938, the British cruiser HMS Belfast was the Royal Navy's most modern warship.
Details
- First aired
- 25 Sept 2000
- Last aired
- 15 Dec 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- History
- Episodes
- 40
- Votes
- 2 on TMDB
