Nazi Underworld

Episode 1

The Hess Enigma

Wed, Sep 18, 2013

On the 17th of August, 1987, Hitler's former deputy Rudolf Hess commits suicide in prison, marking the end of a life of mystery and intrigue. We investigate some of the riddles still surrounding Hess. What motivated him to single-handedly fly to Scotland? Did he want to make peace with the UK? And Hess's last mystery: did he really kill himself, or was he murdered?

Episode 2

Patient Hitler

Thu, Aug 29, 2013

From 1936, Hitler's personal physician Dr Theodor Morell remained at his side, handing out dubious treatments, up to 8 different medications daily, including one containing strychnine. Did Morell try to poison his employer? Was Hitler well enough to lead Germany? American psychologist Nassir Ghaemi has doubts. We give an exclusive and surprising insight into a previously unknown side of Hitler.

Episode 3

The Ghost Of U-513

Tue, Aug 20, 2013

On July 27th, 1943, a U.S. patrol plane spots the German U-boat U-513. With no time for the vessel to dive: 2 bombs hit, and only 7 men survive. Until now, the final resting place of U-513, and what exactly happened to it, has remained a mystery. The adventurer Vilfredo Schürmann managed to locate the wreck, allowing us to piece together the puzzle of the U-boat's final mission and grisly end.

Episode 4

Nazi Gold

Tue, Aug 6, 2013 49 mins

In the last weeks of the Third Reich, the Nazi regime goes about hiding their immense riches in the Alps, but was this 'Alpine Fortress' an elaborate bluff or a serious plan for future Nazi resurgence? What happened to the hidden Nazi treasure? We follow the trail of these old mysteries and uncover what happened in the turbulent last days of the Third Reich.

Episode 5

Deadly Missions of World War II

Wed, Aug 14, 2013

In World war II, spectacular special operations were set up, often mainly serving propaganda and moral rather then operational military purposes. In Nazi-occupied Czechia ('protectorate Bohemia and Moravia'), the hated SS governor was assassinated by two young flown-back-in Czechoslovak refugee soldiers who nearly messed it all up. On Nazi-occupied Crete, the commanding general was abducted by British SAS. After Hitler's Italian allies failed to defend their country, Nazi troops launched a counter-offensive and an ambitious SS agent without operational experience took charge of the evacuation of Fascist Duce Mussolini from his Alpine refuge hotel in Gran Sasso to head a puppet republic, which would soon fall and see him lynched by locals.

Episode 6

The Search for Hitler's Bomb

Sat, Sep 12, 2026