This title is licensed for public performance by the MPLC umbrella license. Auschwitz occupies a chilling and disturbing place in the history of humankind. It began as a Nazi labor camp to terrorize the local Polish population and evolved into the site of the largest mass murder ever recorded. This six-part series, narrated by actress Linda Hunt, presents an in-depth examination of the camp's evolution and the decisions that enabled such an incomprehensibly inhuman place to come into being. BBC Co-Production. Extra features include: Interview with writer and producer Laurence Rees and a series of six follow-up discussions hosted by journalist Linda Ellerbee. .