In the early 1960s the BBC embarked on one of their most important and ambitious series ever. It was to be the definitive history of the First World War, complete in twenty-six 40-minute episodes. An inspired account of the world-shattering events of 1914-1918, The Great War is narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave and employs the voice skills of many other leading actors of the day including Sir Ralph Richardson and Marius Goring. The series includes authentic archive footage and stunning photograp…
In the early 1960s the BBC embarked on one of their most important and ambitious series ever. It was to be the definitive history of the First World War, complete in twenty-six 40-minute episodes. An inspired account of the world-shattering events of 1914-1918, The Great War is narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave and employs the voice skills of many other leading actors of the day including Sir Ralph Richardson and Marius Goring. The series includes authentic archive footage and stunning photograp…
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
30 May 1964 – 22 Nov 1964 · 26 episodes
1On the Idle Hill of Summer30 May 1964
2For Such a Stupid Reason Too6 Jun 1964
3We Must Hack Our Way Through13 Jun 1964
4Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre20 Jun 1964
5This Business May Last a Long Time27 Jun 1964
6So Sleep Easy in Your Beds4 Jul 1964
7We Await the Heavenly Manna11 Jul 1964
8Why Don't You Come and Help?18 Jul 1964
9Please God Send Us Victory25 Jul 1964
10What Are Our Allies Doing?1 Aug 1964
11Hell Cannot Be So Terrible8 Aug 1964
12For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me15 Aug 1964
13The Devil is Coming22 Aug 1964
14All This It is Our Duty to Bear29 Aug 1964
15We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost5 Sep 1964
16Right is More Precious Than Peace13 Sep 1964
17Surely We Have Perished20 Sep 1964
18Fat Rodzianko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense27 Sep 1964
19The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go4 Oct 1964
20Only War, Nothing But War11 Oct 1964
21It Was Like the End of the World18 Oct 1964
22Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?25 Oct 1964
23When Must the End Be?1 Nov 1964
24Allah Made Mesopotamia - and Added Flies8 Nov 1964