Timewatch · SEASON 18
The Crossing
Episode 2 · 1999-04-24
- Documentary
Episode overview
In 1944, American submarines attacked two Japanese boats in the South China Sea, unaware that the vessels were crammed with more than 2,000 Allied PoWs. Among more than 1,000 who survived the attack were British gunner Wilf Barnett and Australian engineer Ray Wheeler. In tonight's programme, the pair recall their harrowing ordeal and their friends who died.
50 minutes
Season 18 episodes
1. Grey Owl: The Great White Hoax1999-04-17
2. The Crossing1999-04-24
3. Tales from the Oklahoma Land Runs1999-05-01
4. The Lost Temple of Java1999-05-08
5. Sleeping with the Enemy1999-05-22
6. Before the Titanic1999-05-29
7. The Forgotten Volunteers1999-06-05
8. Letting the Genie out of the Bottle1999-06-26
9. The Spies Who Fooled Hitler: MI5 at War1999-10-02
10. Ivan the Terrible1999-11-06
11. Tales of the Eiffel Tower1999-11-20
12. A Very British Mutiny1999-12-04
