BBC - Heroes and Weapons of WWII — Season 1, Episode 7: The Men Who Sank the Bismarck

Episode synopsis

Completed in 1940, the Bismarck was widely regarded as the most powerful warship in the world. In April 1941, Admiral Tovey of the British Royal Navy detected an attempt by the Bismarck to break out into the Atlantic and the hunt was on. In a first battle, the Bismarck sank HMS Hood. But Tovey used radar to track her down again and finally she was surrounded by British heavy warships and pounded into submission.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Men Who Invented Radar
• E2The Man Who Designed the Spitfire
• E3The Men Who Liberated Belsen
• E4The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
• E5The Man Who Stood Up to Hitler
• E6The Men Who Cracked Enigma
• E8The Men Who Lit Up Germany
• E9The Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler
• E10The Men Behind D-Day
• E11Tanks
• E12Midget Submarines
• E13Gliders