3. War Begins

Lord West looks at the Royal Navy's role at the start of the First World War.

• 15 mins

4. The Navy Wins

Lord West looks at how the Royal Navy won the First World War.

• 15 mins

5. Inter-War Trouble

Lord West explores the Royal Navy's three very different battles between the wars.

• 15 mins

6. Battles for Britain

Lord West tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.

• 15 mins

7. Mediterranean Challenges

Lord West travels to Malta to tell the story of the Second World War in the Mediterranean.

• 15 mins

8. Pacific Horrors

Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Pacific during the Second World War.

• 15 mins

9. Whitehall Warriors

Lord West explains how the Royal Navy adjusted after the Second World War.

• 15 mins

10. Early Cold War

Lord West describes how the Royal Navy fought a series of conflicts in the early Cold War.

• 15 mins

11. Decolonisation

Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's role in Britain's withdrawal from empire.

• 15 mins

12. Sky, Surf and Undersea

Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines, and their wider impact.

• 15 mins

13. North Atlantic

Lord West tells the story of Britain and the Royal Navy in the late Cold War.

• 15 mins

14. Falklands

Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Falklands War.

• 15 mins

15. 21st Century

Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy since the end of the Cold War.

• 15 mins

Britain at Sea: Omnibus

New Century, New Enemy: Week 1 Omnibus

Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy in the 20th century.

• 58 mins

Britain at Sea: Omnibus

World War to Cold War

Admiral Lord West continues his history of the Royal Navy in the 20th century.

• 58 mins

Britain at Sea: Omnibus

New Britain, New Navy

Lord West concludes his history by examining the period since the end of Empire.

• 58 mins