Laurence Rees

Movies

Touched by Auschwitz
Director
In Jerusalem and Chicago, London and Bavaria, Krakow and Tel Aviv live six people who survived the horror of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This is their story, that of their families and friends; the story of their problems, their failures, their triumphs; how with their lives they honor every day the memory of those who perished.
BBC History of World War II - Battlefields
Actor
Professor and noted author Richard Holmes examines four of the most influential Allied battle campaigns of World War II in this program based on his book. Archival footage, dramatizations and personal accounts help tell the events of the victory over Rommel at El Alamein; the 1944 battle in the rough conditions of Monte Cassino; the attack on Rhineland bridges at Arnhem; and the British Royal Air Force's offensive against Germany.
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Co-Executive Producer
Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003 BBC Television docudrama which tells the true story of Verus a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum in Rome.
Pyramid
Executive Producer
Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid is the only one to survive. Many believe that even with our 21st-century technology, we could not build anything like it today. Based on the most up-to-date research and the latest archaeological discoveries, here is how the Pyramid came to be.
The Life and Loves of Oscar Wilde
Executive Producer
The story of Oscar Wilde's life, told by his grandson and others.