This six-part series tells the story of the Auschwitz Death Camp, site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world. Writer Laurence Rees and his team interviewed over 100 eyewitnesses, including former Nazi perpetrators who speak on the record for the first time. Their story is brought to life through the innovative use of archived footage, dramatic recreations of key moments, computer reconstructions based on recently discovered plans of the camp, and their extraordinary testimony.

This is the definitive television history of Auschwitz and the Nazi State. Incorporates new research on Auschwitz, which leads to a fundamental shift in our understanding of the history and psychology behind the terror.

• 2 discs; 300 minutes
• © 2005