The First World War (2003)

Genre

documentary, war & politics

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This ten-part television series covers the history of World War I from 1914 to 1918. It presents military and political events alongside the experiences of people involved.

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What happens

The First World War (2003) is a ten-part Channel 4 documentary television series surveying the history of World War I (1914-1918). It is based on the 2003 book of the same name by Oxford history professor Hew Strachan. (Additionally, a tie-in book of participant letters and diaries — A War in Words (2003) by Svetlana Palmer and Sarah Wallis — was published for the series.) The series was narrated and produced by Jonathan Lewis and was directed by Corina Sturmer, Marcus Kiggell, and Simon Rockell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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