Timewatch · SEASON 22

Zulu: The True Story

Episode 7 · 2003-10-24

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Episode overview

The Battle of Rorke's Drift is routinely presented as a significant British victory of the Zulu wars. Yet on the same day, at the nearby Battle of Isandlwana, heavily equipped British troops were crushed by Zulu warriors bearing little more than spears. Battle re-enactments shot on location and dramatisation of Queen Victoria's journals explore one of the most effective cover-ups in British military history.

50 minutes

Season 22 episodes

1. White Slaves, Pirate Gold2003-01-10 2. Lost Cities of the Maya2003-01-17 3. Rocket and Its Rivals2003-01-24 4. Ramesses III - Behind the Myth of a Pharaoh2003-01-31 5. 1914: The War Revolution2003-02-07 6. Concorde: A Love Story2003-10-19 7. Zulu: The True Story2003-10-24 8. The Greatest Storm2003-10-31 9. The Last Tomb Raider2003-11-07 10. Mystery of the Missing Ace2003-11-14 11. Britain's Greatest Hoax2003-11-21 12. Gallipoli: The First D-Day2003-11-28 13. Through Hell for Hitler2003-12-05