Beyond Endurance
A pioneering film photographer sets sail with explorer Ernest Shackleton, unaware that his camera is about to document one of the most miraculous stories of survival the world has ever seen.
5 minsProduced by an award-winning team, Flashback is a newly-created anthology of mini-documentaries for social and digital publication.
Crafted solely from original archive film, each individual episode takes the audience back in time to a story worth remembering. Together they tell the history of Britain and the modern world in hundreds of interwoven episodes.
watch a selection
1968 June 7th 1968
Dagenham Women Strike Back
At the Ford car plant in Dagenham, 187 women machinists walk out in a demand for equal pay – setting off a media frenzy and a Government crisis.
4 mins
1997 August 31st 1997
The Week Diana Died
In the face of mass hysteria, the Queen suffers the most intense criticism of her reign, before she and her family return to London to grieve with the nation.
2½ mins
1926 April 21st 1926
Elizabeth Is Born
At 2:40 am in the heart of Mayfair, Princess Elizabeth is born to the Duke and Duchess of York. Few expect this baby girl to ever become Queen.
2018 May 19th 2018
A Very Modern Royal Wedding
Their romance has captivated both sides of the Atlantic: American actress Meghan Markle and Britain’s Prince Harry – a royal couple for the 21st century.
5 mins
1966 March 27th 1966
The Dog Who Saved The World Cup
An audacious daylight robbery puts the English FA on the back foot – until an unlikely national hero saves the day.
4½ mins
1968 April 18th 1968
The Man Who Bought London Bridge
London Bridge may not be sinking, but it is falling down – and a bright spark on the City Council has a brilliant idea for how to foot the bill.
1963 June 4th 1963
The Profumo Affair
Embroiled in a web involving a teenage model and a Soviet spy, the War Minister’s lies threaten to bring down Harold Macmillan’s Government.
4 mins 15
1945 May 8th 1945
Victory in Europe
With Princess Elizabeth wearing her ATS uniform, Winston Churchill announces victorious news to Britain – setting off extraordinary celebrations of joy.
6 mins
1979 January 22nd 1979
The Winter of Discontent
An explosion of anger from Britain’s low-paid workers brings the country to a halt, as NHS staff, lorry drivers and bin men all demand a living wage.
4½ mins
1972 August 9th 1972
Escape From Uganda
Following ‘orders from God’, President Idi Amin gives his country’s entire Asian population a chilling ultimatum: find a new home within ninety days, or suffer the consequences.
4 mins 45
1969 July 1st 1969
The Student Prince
After a crash course in Welsh, Prince Charles faces a daunting investiture at Caernarvon Castle – desperate not to fluff his lines in front of his parents.
5 mins
1974 November 7th 1974
Lord Lucan Disappears
A nationwide manhunt for an aristocratic murder suspect is launched when Lord Lucan vanishes into thin air.
3 mins
1971 February 15th 1971
D-Day in Britain
As Britain abandons a thousand-year-old tradition – consigning pounds, shillings and pence to history – not everyone is ready to embrace the change.
3 mins
1980 December 8th 1980
John Lennon Gunned Down
The tragic death of the former Beatle sends a shock wave of grief through New York – triggering unprecedented displays of mass emotion across the city.
2 mins