MIPTV Picks 2012: World War II – The Last Heroes

The team that brought us the critically acclamied Channel 4 historical series Blitz Street takes us back to the final years of the Allied campaign in the Second World War.

March 23, 2012

The team that brought us the critically acclamied Channel 4 historical series Blitz Street takes us back to the final years of the Allied campaign in the Second World War. With a mix of previously unseen archive materials from the Imperial War Museum and National Archives, explosive re-enactments using actual WWII firepower, and gripping first-person testimonials, World War II: The Last Heroes depicts the war as seen by the Allied troops, from the D-Day landing to the suicide of Hitler in Berlin.

Partners: Impossible Pictures Ltd. and Entertainment One in association with Shaw Media (Canada), Channel 4 (UK), and Yesterday for UKTV (UK); distributed by Cineflix Rights

Aired: November 2011 (Channel 4)

Length: 6 x 60 minutes

Rights available: All rights worldwide excluding Canada and UK

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About The Author

Barry Walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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