Rise of the Nazis

A BBC documentary series examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party seized and consolidated power in Germany during the 1930s. Each episode focuses on a pivotal moment — including the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor, the Night of the Long Knives, and the events surrounding Kristallnacht — reconstructing the decisions and power struggles among key figures such as Hindenburg, Röhm, and Goebbels. The series combines dramatic reconstruction with expert historical commentary to illuminate how ordinary political miscalculations and personal ambitions enabled the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the establishment of a totalitarian state.