Yesterday: everyday 6am - 12am

Yesterday offers a mix of drama and history programming that tell great stories about the past. It's not a traditional history channel that communicates dry facts about anniversaries, wars, or momentous events in history. It allows viewers to delve deep into these incredible events and let's them experience it from a different perspective through personal testimony and dramatic stories.

Throughout September, Yesterday is showing a selection of specially commissioned TV shows that celebrate the unique Spirit of 1940 during wartime in Britain.

Originally broadcast from 1971 to 1980, this classic story documents the rise of a new shipping line – The Onedin Line – in 19th century Liverpool.

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Colditz - The Legend is the ultimate guide to one of the most remarkable WWII locations, and a place that produced some of the most dramatic wartime stories.

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Originally broadcast between 1972 and 1974, Colditz is a landmark historical drama series that uncovers the harrowing story of Allied Prisoners interned at the supposedly inescapable Colditz Castle during WWII, and their many attempts to escape captivity.

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