World War I: Documentaries

A BBC co-production in association with the Imperial War Museum first shown in 1996. Uses archival footage and contemporary accounts.

Eight part documentary utilizing colorized footage:
Episode 1: Catastrophe
Episode 2: Slaughter in the Trenches
Episode 3: Blood in the Air
Episode 4: Killers of the Sea
Episode 5: Mayhem on the Eastern Front
Episode 6: Victory and Dispair
Episode 7: Tactics and Strategy
Episode 8: Making the Series

BBC production documenting an archeological dig on a Somme battlefield tunnel.

BBC documentary in 26 episodes, narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave. Extensive use of archival film footage, and photographs, plus interviews with veterans, and extracts from diaries and letters.

Companion website for the series. Includes a timeline, each section includes "voices" the words of those who experienced the war, maps and battles.

Focuses on the diplomatic, political, and social aspects of the war.

The war in the words and song of its participants.