From the occult origins of the Nazi party to the death of Hitler in the flaming ruins of Berlin, the doctrine of National Socialism created a world of strange rituals and beliefs. Using rare archive footage "The Occult History of the Third Reich" explores the phenomenon that mesmerised Germany. The enigmatic and crazed Heinrich Himmler was obsessed with astrology, spiritualism and the occult. This programme explores the strange beliefs of the Reichsfuhrer SS, his black-uniformed elite and their origins in the shady world of secret societies, mystics and clairvoyants.