Paul Murton continues his island-hopping odyssey, exploring the islands scattered in the Firth of Forth. He discovers these seemingly peaceful islands have a dramatic history of warfare, from medieval English raids on Inchcolm to the first air-raid attack on Britain above Inchgarvie. Paul learns about the strategic importance of Inchkeith's defences during two world wars before heading to the Bass Rock to learn more about the history of prisoners incarcerated on the island, with 160,000 gannets for company

Survivors' stories and shipwreck investigators uncover how even the most powerful warships have had weaknesses which doomed them to the depths

The voyages and exploits of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who formed a troublesome trio with Calico Jack. Together they successfully robbed ships and lived off the spoils of the sea before being eventually captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy

A look at how Franco managed to prevail as dictator after the end of the Second World War, with the Allies making a clear distinction between the friends and foes of democracy

A look at how fascists fled to Madrid in 1944 to escape the Allied forces and wove their own secret web known as ratlines to help Nazis escape to South America or the Middle East where they could continue their political cause