Real Time History

Season 2025, Episode 11

Episode Title: Britannia Rules the Mediterranean Sea: British Empire at War 1940

Air Date: 2025-07-04

Overview:

In the summer of 1940, the British Empire faces German attacks against the home islands a new Italian adversary in the Mediterranean Sea, the lifeline to its colonies around the globe. In a series of campaigns the British beat back the Italians and eliminate parts of the French fleet. But the service of its overseas subjects won't come for free.