Admiral Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, HMS Victory is one of the most famous ships ever built.
The oldest commissioned warship in the world, HMS Victory is today the flagship of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
The one hour documentary is a good introduction to the ship, her long life, how the ship's company lived and worked on board and how the ship was fought.
The ship-of-the-line was the most powerful weapon of its day akin to the modern day nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Using CGI and re-enactments, with recollections from those who knew the ship in its heyday, this film gives a flavour of life at sea during an important period in British and French history and, indeed, world history.
Broadcast on 9 April 2008 on The History Channel in the UK, the film is repeated every so often as part of the channel's series called "Battle Stations".