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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

In a documentary to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, Sir Max Hastings argues that although the war was a great tragedy, it was far from being futile. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Max Hastings
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Producer:
Karen McGann
Director:
Karen McGann
Participant:
Michael Howard
Participant:
Hew Strachan
Participant:
John Rohl
Participant:
Margaret MacMillan

Start the Week

World on the Move

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Andrew Marr explores the mass movement of people with Frank Dikotter, Sir Hew Strachan, Patience Agbabi and Tahmima Anam. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Marr
Interviewed Guest:
Frank Dikotter
Interviewed Guest:
Hew Strachan
Interviewed Guest:
Tahmima Anam
Producer:
Katy Hickman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary uncovering the extraordinary events leading up to the Armistice negotiations, and the repercussions that would ripple across the continent. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
David Glover
Executive Producer:
Cate Hall
Executive Producer:
Francesca Maudslay
Production Manager:
Tom Cross
Production Company:
72 Films

The Big Questions

Series 7

Episode 18

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition of The Big Questions from Goldsmiths College in London asking, did World War 1 change Britain for the better? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicky Campbell
Participant:
Jeremy Paxman
Participant:
Hew Strachan
Participant:
David Stevenson
Participant:
Chris Nineham
Participant:
Maggie Andrews
Participant:
Bonnie Greer
Participant:
Saul David
Participant:
Mike Snape
Participant:
Tim Stanley
Participant:
Frank Ledwidge
Director:
Rob Hopkin

Free Thinking

Is War Good for Us?

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Anne McElvoy explores the impact of war, Afghan elections and childhood violence. She is joined by Professor Hew Strachan and Ian Morris, author of War, What is it Good For? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anne McElvoy
Interviewed Guest:
Hew Strachan
Interviewed Guest:
Ian Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Leslie Felperin