Friday 10:40pm: The Children Who Fought Hitler on YeSTERDAY

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TVGuide: The Evacuees on YeSTERDAY 9:05pm

The experiences of children who were forced to leave Belfast during the Second World War. Many of those evacuated found their stay in the countryside changed their lives forever. Sixty-five years after the end of the conflict, this poignant documentary reveals their remarkable stories.

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Fri 9pm: The Last Samurai (2003) on Channel 5

The emperor of Japan recruits an American Civil War veteran to train his troops in a bid to wipe out a rebel faction of samurai warriors. The soldier is taken captive when the imperial army is defeated, and comes to respect his enemies' traditions and code of honour, finally going over to their side. Historical adventure, starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly and Shichinosuke Nakamura.

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Thur 10pm: Narrow Escapes of World War Two on YeSTERDAY

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Wed 9pm: Versailles on BBC2

Season 1. Episode 1 of 2. The Palace of Pleasure. Part one of two. Drama-documentary focusing on France's final two monarchs before the Revolution and their lives in the Palace of Versailles. The first edition charts the near 60-year reign of Louis XV, who was initially a popular and successful military leader until he entered the disastrous Seven Years' War with Britain.

Tues 10pm: The Long March to Freedom on YeSTERDAY

The experience of Allied prisoners of war during World War Two.

Mon 8pm: The Diamond Queen on BBC1

Part 1 of 3. Andrew Marr examines the life and the events surrounding it as we approach the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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