The popular myths surrounding the rise and fall of the Third Reich are exposed in this programme and are followed by an in-depth look at how such a cultured nation could be responsible for such acts of inhumanity. Episodes: 1. Helped into Power - How the Nazi party was formed and Adolf Hitler was able to rise to power. Interviewees include former Nazi party members and their opponents. 2. Chaos and Consent - Examines how the Nazis consolidated power and how extreme and radical policies were formed and implemented, using the example of the euthanasia policy of Philipp Bouhler. The help given to the Gestapo by ordinary citizens is also explored and other events covered include Kristallnacht and remilitarisation. Interviewees include former Nazi officials, an army officer, a Jewish man and an inmate of an early concentration camp. 3. The Wrong War - Traces the path to war with Great Britain and the alliance with the Soviet Union. Interviewees include former Nazi officials and diplomats. 4. The Wild East - Examines Nazi rule and 'ethnic cleansing' in occupied Poland under Hans Frank, Albert Forster and Arthur Greiser. Interviewees include a Polish man who was subject to 'Germanisation', an ethnic German who was resettled in Poland and a former Nazi official. 5. The Road to Treblinka - An account of mass killings in occupied territories after the invasion of the Soviet Union. Interviewees include a former member of an execution squad and a survivor of Treblinka extermination camp. 6. Fighting to the End - Explores why Germany fought on when military defeat was inevitable. Interviewees include German soldiers and civilians.