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The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

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Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It was narrated by Dame Judi Dench in the UK and Salome Jens in the United States. The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Jeremy Irons for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, the other for Outstanding Informational Series. In 1997, it was given a Peabody Award.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 10, 1996
Network: PBS
Studio: BBC, Imperial War Museums

Time to finish

6 hrs

8 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice)

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SERIES

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

19961 Season8.4

Documentary

TMDB8.4

Votes5

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

About

Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Nov 10, 1996
Explosion
Instability in Europe is fueled by Germany's growing militarism, Kaiser Wilhelm II's obsession to match the British Royal Navy, and French and German war plans before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria triggers combat.
E2 · Airs Nov 17, 1996
Stalemate
At the start of World War One it was predicted the fighting would be over in a matter of weeks, owing to technical advances in weaponry. But the reality proved entirely different as soldiers dug into the ground to escape artillery, trenches began to spread for miles and the Western Front developed.
E3 · Airs Nov 24, 1996
What if... Total War
An insight into the personal experiences of people caught up in World War One, with diaries and letters shedding light on the conflict. One million women left the home to work in Britain's munitions factories, while soldiers' families lived in dread of receiving a telegram or telephone call bearing bad news.
E4 · Airs Dec 1, 1996
Slaughter
The stories of the battles of Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, three of World War One's most bloody encounters, using newsreel footage taken at the scene during a time when film was on the verge of becoming a major influence on the public's perception of warfare
E5 · Airs Dec 8, 1996
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.
E6 · Airs Dec 15, 1996
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.
E7 · Airs Dec 22, 1996
Legacy
Covers the continuing blockade on Germany as the Allies drew up the Treaty of Versailles, with considerable focus on Woodrow Wilson’s role in the Paris Peace Conference.
E8 · Airs Dec 29, 1996
War Without End
Examines the cost of the war and its continuing reverberations through the rest of the 20th century.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 10, 1996
Network: PBS
Studio: BBC, Imperial War Museums

Time to finish

6 hrs

8 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Salome Jens

Narrator (voice)

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