The great war classic bbc documentary series, first broadcast in 1964, narrated by sir michael redgrave and with the voices of sir ralph richardson and marius goring on iplayer. Just found this gem on youtube, which includes interviews with ww1 veterans. A hobbit, a wardrobe and a great war documentary series, washington d. Issa rae stars as issa dee, who struggles to navigate the tricky professional. The great war documentary series comes at a good time, when the world is broiling in deadly conflict and the use of poisonous gas on children and civilians is still perpetrated. The great war bbc 1964 huge documentary series history forum. Even though the episodes are 10 minutes long, this is way more comprehensive than any documentary, indy neidell, the documentarian behind the great war, tells winkie. This trilogy is an alternative imaginary scenario of world war i, between 1914 and 1917, as a result of the. The series explores the experiences of africanamerican and latino soldiers, suffragists.
The documentary was a coproduction of the imperial war museum, the british broadcasting corporation, the canadian broadcasting corporation and the australian broadcasting commission. Every other week, jesse alexander cover the important. Watch the great war american experience official site pbs. Additionally, we explore common themes and introduce important personalities of ww1 in special episodes. Explore americas tortured, nearly threeyear journey to war. Tales of boldness and courage were marked as legends among the collective memory of the people that lived by the airstrips. The war is a sevenpart american television documentary miniseries about world war ii from the perspective of the united states. The class divide of the british population is immediately apparent in the great war tv series owing to the use of actors as narrator and voices of prominent first world war figures there is an onus on received pronunciation and the queens english, even those interviewed speak in a clipped, scripted way with regional accents. In a landmark history series, jeremy paxman describes how the first world war transformed the lives of the british people, and helped shape modern britain. Nov 08, 2019 the 10episode series is a sequelreiterationwhatever of 200809 series world war ii in hd colour, which originally aired on the military channel and offered you guessed it events of. It contains footage collected from numerous sources by cbs tv for its landmark 19641965 documentary series, world war one. A hobbit, a wardrobe and a great war documentary series. Man on wire 2008 life itself 2014 faces places visages, villages 2017 minding the gap 2018 three identical strangers 2018 20 feet from stardom 20 the last waltz 1978 taxi to the.
By far the largest grouping of world war i film titles is located in the cbs collection. Discover with the great war the ultimate documentary series about world war 1 and follow us on our journey to the catastropy that shaped the 20th century. Dec 15, 2014 starting from june 2014, this youtube channel, the great war, will give a week by week account of the war as it progressed. This was a great seriesso glad i missed this warvietnam. Narrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive. Five airfields unknown to general public, each one strategically valuable, shaped the progress of the great war and changed the tides of history forever. Discover how wwi transformed america through the stories of those. A gripping and shocking documentary composed of numerous colorized archive footage. Additionally, a tiein book of participant letters and diaries a war in words 2003 by svetlana palmer and sarah wallis was published for the series. Wings of the great war historical documentary series. The outbreak of wwi how europe spiraled into the great.
The first world war, world war one, the great war, the trenches. The great war follows the events of the first world war in real time 100 years later. Concentrated by the commentaries by michael redgrave, and some of the finest male actors of the twentieth century. It places the war in a truly global military context as never before, exploring many of the littleknown campaigns, battles, and actions as well as. Apr 10, 2017 pbs new american experience documentary series, the great war, does some things well and some things less well, but its great strength is probably the sweeping portrait it paints of wilson, who. The great war the online video series home facebook. Stunning in its presentation of human suffering and endurance, the viewer is taken back to a time of empires, some of which were in place. Two things stick out just how differently the great war was treated in 1964 and, much more significantly, just how the soldiers of 191418 talked about their experiences. This is our new mission statement and every video we upload will explore the important events 100 years ago. Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, the great war tells the rich and complex story of world war i through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the american troops who came to be known as doughboys. This documentary series will teach you about world war i in. Good documentary about how world war one affected the united states. Watch the great war american experience official site.
Narrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and 20,000 photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwide. The great war tv series the great war is a 26episode documentary series from 1964 on the first world war. Jun 19, 2018 great britain during the war spent fully half of its war budget in the united states of america. This 26part halfhour show was narrated by actor robert ryan and designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the war. I saw it back in the 1960s and should enjoy watching it again as the great war interests me more than wwii. With amazing interviews and archival footage, this neardefinitive documentary series covered all of wwii from the prewar days in germany, japan and italy, up to the very end, with the dropping of the atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. Perhaps as an unfortunate reflection of the times, the theater of war has been the focus of some excellent if harrowing fictional movies in recent years, as well as some thoughtprovoking dramatization of real events.
Every thursday we explore what happened in the first world war between 1914 and 1918. The great war covers the first world war from 1914 to 1923 in real time. Season 29 episode 8 1h 52m 53s video has closed captioning. Universally acclaimed as one of the finest documentary series ever made about the great war, channel 4s the first world war is a powerful, original and truly comprehensive account of the conflict. A documentary series following a group of veteran and civilian volunteers who travel to syria and iraq to fight against isis alongside local militias. From 2014 2018 we covered the great battles between the world powers week by week. Burns civil war documentary is breathtaking and one of the best military documentaries on netflix. Sep 27, 2016 even though the episodes are 10 minutes long, this is way more comprehensive than any documentary, indy neidell, the documentarian behind the great war, tells winkie. This ninepart series clocks in at 11 and a half hours long and. The documentary was a coproduction of the imperial war museum, the. It is based on the 2003 book of the same name by oxford history professor hew strachan. The great war bbc 1964 episode 01of26 on the idle hill of summer youtube the great war bbc 1964 episode 02of26 for such a stupid reason too youtube the great war bbc. In my opinion, these are the hundred greatest ever documentaries on human conflicts and the politics behind them, mainly dealing with modern wars from the 19th century onwards such as ww1, ww2, vietnam, the cold war, american civil war, syria and the war on terror i will be adding more documentaries to this list as i watch them.
Starting from june 2014, this youtube channel, the great war, will give a week by week account of the war as it progressed. However, the full 6hour documentary is now available to stream on the web. A kcetbbc coproduction in association with the imperial war museum, 1996. Jan 07, 2014 just found this gem on youtube, which includes interviews with ww1 veterans. The great war is a master class on us involvement in.
Many different and unknown stories became chained with those airfields. The three episodes immerse viewers in the real stories of british troops on the frontline. The pbs american experience documentary, the great war explores the complex history of americas involvement in world war i. The complete 1960s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodes. This documentary is amazingly detailed and provides indepth and comprehensive information on americas role in the first world war.
Classic bbc documentary series, first broadcast in 1964, narrated by sir michael redgrave and with the voices of sir ralph richardson and. The great war covers the events exactly 100 years ago. The war miniseries the war is a sevenpart american television documentary miniseries about world war ii from the perspective of the united states. Inspired by the bbcs 2012 baftawinning series our war, which tracked the firsthand experiences of british troops on the frontline in afghanistan, this followup series is based on eyewitness accounts of the soldiers who served in the first world war. Apr 10, 2017 the great war documentary series comes at a good time, when the world is broiling in deadly conflict and the use of poisonous gas on children and civilians is still perpetrated. The series explores the experiences of africanamerican and latino. The great war is executive produced by mark samels and is airing on pbs in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of americas entry into the war on april 6, 1917. The great war the online video series, berlin, germany. With michael redgrave, ralph richardson, emlyn williams, marius goring. Brand new documentary based on ny times bestseller, exploring how the first world war.
This trilogy is an alternative imaginary scenario of world war i, between 1914 and 1917, as a result of the confederate states victory over the united states in 1862. The great war bbc 1964 episode 01of26 on the idle hill of summer youtube the great war bbc 1964 episode 02of26 for such a stupid reason too. The first world war, otherwise known as the great war, claimed the lives of millions and. Every two weeks we publish an episode that tells the story of the war on a global perspective. The first world war 2003 is a tenpart channel 4 documentary television series surveying the history of world war i 19141918. Apr 20, 2017 the great war is executive produced by mark samels and is airing on pbs in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of americas entry into the war on april 6, 1917. Despite the distortions of time and memory, the programmes live up to their reputation. For example, there have been many hugebudget movies, tv miniseries and video games about ww2, but i think that a wellmade movie or video game that put the viewerplayer in some of the events of the first world war would be just as engaging, intense and bewildering, if not much more so. Just as world at war, narrated by larry olivier, is the definitive video documentary on world war ii, so the great war, narrated by michael redgrave, is the definitive video documentary on world war i. American neutrality is eroded by reports of german atrocities and submarine attacks, leading. One of the greatest achievements of television broadcast from 1964 in 26 episodes.
Jul 28, 2014 the great war covers the events exactly 100 years ago. The program was produced by american filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick, written by geoffrey ward, and narrated primarily by keith david. The great war is a master class on us involvement in world. The great war bbc 1964 huge documentary series history. Pbs new american experience documentary series, the great war, does some things well and some things less well, but its great strength is probably the sweeping portrait it paints of wilson, who.
Every other week, jesse alexander cover the important events that influenced the w. Verdun takes us to the infamous and bloody battle of verdun that occurred in february 1916, when world war i had been raging for two years. The great war forever reshaped the map of the world, changed the role of the united states in the world and began the modern era of world history. Morgan drew attention to the nations largest ethnic group, german. With amazing interviews and archival footage, this neardefinitive documentary series covered all of wwii from the pre war days in germany, japan and italy, up to the very end, with the dropping of the atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. The great war follows the events of world war 1 week by week 100 years later. The war is a sevenpart american television documentary miniseries about world war ii from. This show also gives a great insight into how long different campaigns, battles etc were.
Use of extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of that area. This ninepart series clocks in at 11 and a half hours long and told with immense detail in the only way that ken burns can. In war we typically find that defeat stems from mistakes which include making bad plans or not seeing good ones through, a lack of understanding with regards to your. The great war is a 26episode documentary series from 1964 on the first world war. This documentary series will teach you about world war i.
The pbs american experience documentary, the great war explores the complex history of americas involvement in world war i, and how the u. This is the story of heroism and sacrifice in wwi, told through the varied voices of nurses, journalists, soldiers. The great war is an alternate history trilogy novel by harry turtledove, which follows how few remain. Great military blunders is a six part documentary series which was originally aired in 2000, the series itself provides a fascinating examination of the key factors which lead to some of the greatest military disasters in history. The great 1964 bbc tv series on world war i whose success inspired the production of the world at war. Great series, good scholarship, glad we purchased it. It is part of turtledoves southern victory series of novels. With staggering ambition and an epic storytelling sense, the complete history of world war ii transports viewers back to the war to end all wars.
The 10episode series is a sequelreiterationwhatever of 200809 series world war ii in hd colour, which originally aired on the military channel and offered you guessed it events of. Great britain during the war spent fully half of its war budget in the united states of america. The great war is a mediakraft networks original channel. The great war a youtube series following ww1 week by. Every week they post a new video which gives an account of what happened during that week. The great war the hell where the youth and laughter go episode nineteen part 14. The narrator was michael redgrave, with readings by marius goring, ralph. The only ww1 documentary i remember having a full episode on the ottomans is the great war.