I like The Day the Universe Changed more than the Connections, because I am interested more in the Science field than history. In my point of view, the main highlight of this show is the excellent narration by James Burke :).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.