Arte's documentary series returned to the air in early January with six new episodes.
The last two air Tuesday evening at 8:50 p.m.
The series continues to question the great myths of the history of the second half of the 20th century.
This season ends with two episodes devoted to John Paul II and then Ronald Reagan.
The new season of
Behind
the
Scenes of History
ends on Arte.
The documentary series returned to the air in early January, with six new issues, the last two of which are broadcast Tuesday evening at 8:50 p.m.
For the director of this collection, historian Olivier Wieviorka, the goal is always the same.
"The ambition of this collection is to come back to the great received ideas of contemporary history", he explains.
"We want to dust off and take another look, taking enough distance to challenge and shake off the false evidence."
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After the D-Day landings or British decolonization, the first of Tuesday night's two episodes focuses on Pope John Paul II.
A pope with a modern and progressive image.
"John Paul II played a considerable role in the end of communism in Poland, and in general, and in the liberation of Eastern Europe", recognizes Olivier Wieviorka.
"John Paul II was linked with the worst dictatorships"
But, for the historian, this image of a Pope friend of freedoms and enemy of totalitarianism does not stand up to historical truth.
"If we look at the action of John Paul II outside Europe, and especially in Latin America, we realize that he was involved with the worst dictatorships," he says.
"He was more a friend of dictators than of their opponents."
The last two episodes of
Behind
the
Scenes of History
, devoted to John Paul II and then to US President Ronald Reagan, are broadcast Tuesday evening at 8:50 p.m. on Arte.