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The First World War

Episode 7: Blockade

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series telling the story of the First World War. German submarines turned the North Sea into a no-go area for Britain's battleships. The British responded with a blockade. Show more

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Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 8: Revolution

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan. This episode examines how governments, worried about unrest at home, set about fomenting revolution among the enemy. Show more

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Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 1: To Arms

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series which dispels myths and offers new insights into WWI. The merciless pattern of the war was set early on, by Austro-Hungarian atrocities against Serbian civilians. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 2: Under the Eagle

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series telling the story of the First World War as never before. The first months on the Western Front were mobile, fast and dangerous and casualty rates were high. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 3: Global War

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series telling the story of the First World War as never before. This episode looks at the global implications of the war, particularly on the African continent. Show more

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Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 4: Jihad

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series telling the story of the First World War. The Ottoman Empire, Germany's ally, summoned all Muslims to Jihad - holy war - to overthrow Allied power in the Middle East. Show more

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Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 5: Shackled to a Corpse

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan. Part five looks at the ferocious battle for the Eastern Front, fought from the Urals to the Alps. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 6: Breaking the Deadlock

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series based on the book by Hew Strachan. Part six covers the battle on the Western Front from 1915-17, a period of constant tactical evolution. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 9: Germany's Last Gamble

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Series based on the book by Hew Strachan. In March 1918, the Germans launched a massive offensive on the Western Front hoping it would win them the war. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements

The First World War

Episode 10: War without End

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan. The final part explores the war's last few months, the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Alan Clements