First transmitted in 1946, The Dark Tower is a parable play on the ancient theme of the Quest, suggested by Robert Browning's poem Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland
The true story of the WWII bombing of the Ruhr dams in Germany, and the invention by Barnes Wallis of a dedicated bouncing bomb to enable them to do the job. With Richard Todd.