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History UK is launching its season of World War Two programming with a special broadcast on Facebook.

WW2 Treasure Hunters (w/t), will see Suggs and World War Two expert Stephen Taylor bring forgotten stories of the war back to life, by unearthing rare artefacts from former military sites across the UK.

Using archives, maps and state-of-the-art technology, the duo will work together to identify the best places to dig at forgotten sites, including airfields, barracks and military bases.

Once they have been located, they will go on to perform extensive digs to excavate the relics.

Produced by Barcroft Media, five short films have been commissioned to sit alongside the new series of History's popular US series, Forged in Fire.

The short documentaries will be broadcast on both the History channel and on Barcroft TV.

Each of the shorts will introduce audiences to a different craftsperson, who demonstrates how they create a new blade and shares their knowledge about the history of the item they have made.

Heather Jones is living proof that a working-­class, non-metropolitan woman can make it to the top in TV. But, after listening to her recount her life story, you can’t help thinking that she was always bound to succeed.

As UK General Manager she oversees A+E Networks’ UK channels including HISTORY, Lifetime, Crime + Investigation and the recently launched BLAZE. A+E Networks UK is a joint venture with Sky and also operates across central and Eastern Europe, Benelux, Nordic countries, Middle East and Africa.