Nuremberg - Nazis on Trial

Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 3: Rudolf Hess

  Examining the trial of Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, the third in line to leadership of Nazi Germany, who was declared insane by the Fuehrer after making an unexpected errand of peace to Britain in 1941. The senior Nazi's fitness to stand trial was at the centre of his case in the tribunal. Last in series, narrated by Matthew MacFadyen and starring Ben Cross as Hess

• Season 1 Episode 2: Hermann Goering

  Examining the trial of Luftwaffe chief and designated successor to Hitler, Hermann Goering. The larger-than-life character was renowned for his charisma and flamboyance, but also as one of the most unrepentant and ruthless of all Nazis. Having aimed to use the courtroom as a means of rehabilitating the fascist regime, it was only at a late stage that he was forced to concede defeat. Robert Pugh stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: Albert Speer

  New docu-drama series recreating the court cases of three of World War Two's most notorious Nazis, using eyewitness interviews and archive footage, as well as considering the interviews they underwent at the hands of lawyers and psychologists. The first episode focuses on the trial of Albert Speer, Hitler's chief architect and armaments minister regarded by many as a 'good' Nazi. Nathaniel Parker stars