The evidence is building up – almost too many Nazi files and reports. But now the investigators start to hear about the camps in the east. Their only purpose? Mass-extermination. Show more

The Allies must now decide what to do with the leading Nazis. Washington wants a trial, but Prime Minister Churchill is happy to have them shot. And what should be the charge? Show more

It’s May 1945 and Germany has just surrendered. The country is in chaos but hiding somewhere, hoping to slip away, are the top Nazis. They have to be caught. Show more

By September, everyone is in Nuremberg for the Trial of the Century. But the courtroom isn’t built, the Russians are delaying matters and none of the Nazis have lawyers. Show more

The 22 senior surviving Nazis take their place in the dock. Without simultaneous interpretation, the trial will be unworkable, but it’s never been done before. Show more

The prison psychologist has a never-to-be repeated chance to ask what made these 22 men capable of such cold-blooded evil. Can there be such a thing as a Nazi Personality? Show more

The trial continues but the German people either don’t believe the evidence or decide to ignore it. But they have to acknowledge the Nazi crimes – only then can the healing begin. Show more

After 216 days in the courtroom, the judges must arrive at their verdicts – the Russians want everyone found guilty and hanged, other judges take a more nuanced view. Show more