1914-1918: The Great War

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Recollections of World War One, with eyewitness testimony and vintage newsreel film of hostilities in the 'war to end all wars'

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Season 1 Episode 7: Legacy
Judi Dench narrates an exploration of the aftermath of World War One, when four empires lay devastated, while missing limbs, unhealed injuries and personal grief left painful reminders for those who survived. Attempting to discover how the public coped, the documentary also explores the spiritual messages of writers and artists and asks why the Peace Conference failed
Season 1 Episode 6: Collapse
Account of the sudden ending of World War One in 1918, tracing the various causes responsible for Germany's ultimate downfall, including a failed offensive, the Americans joining the Allied Forces and crumbling civilian morale. Archive footage reveals the momentous occasion when the guns fell silent on the 11th hour of November 11, and British and German troops shook hands. Narrated by Judi Dench
Season 1 Episode 5: Mutiny
Account of the despair which swept Europe in 1917, as World War One dragged on into its fourth year with no end in sight. While British doctors struggled to find an effective shell-shock treatment for patients, including poet Wilfred Owen, half of the French army mutinied and Russia was gripped by revolution. Narrated by Judi Dench

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