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The World at War: 1: A New Germany

on BBC Two England

Another chance to see the acclaimed documentary series in 26 episodes telling the history of the Second World War.
Germany, a nation stricken by humiliating defeat and emerging from economic depression, looks to one man for a resurgence of hope. That man is Adolf Hitler.
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(First shown on ITV)

Narrated by Laurence Olivier, produced by Jeremy Isaacs, with music by Carl Davis and featuring an interview with Traudl Junge, Hitler's private secretary - The World at War had a lot going for it. Now Thames TV's award-laden 1973 history of the Second World War returns, this time to BBC2, in all its 26-week glory.

Tonight's first episode, A New Germany, traces the emergence of the nation from its crippling defeat in the First World War. It is 1930, and a bewildered people are turning to one man to help them out of their financial and social crisis: Adolf Hitler. Home movies of Hitler and Eva Braun contrast with the sinister machinations of the Nazi publicity machine, already gearing itself up for the "final solution".

Contributors

Narrator:
Laurence Olivier
Director:
Hugh Raggett
Producer:
Jeremy Isaacs

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