The Great War
Documentary 8.9 1964

Starring

R
Ralph Richardson
E
Emlyn Williams
M
Marius Goring

The Great War

One of the greatest achievements of television - aired in 26 episodes from 1964. Use of extensive archival material and sound effects combined with contemporary classical music from this area.

Episodes

EP 1

On the Idle Hill of Summer...

EP 2

For Such a Stupid Reason Too...

EP 3

We Must Hack Our Way Through

EP 4

Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre

EP 5

This Business May Last a Long Time

EP 6

So Sleep Easy in Your Beds

EP 7

We Await the Heavenly Manna...

EP 8

Why Don't You Come and Help!

EP 9

Please God Send Us A Victory...

EP 10

What Are Our Allies Doing?

EP 11

Hell Cannot Be So Terrible

EP 12

For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me

EP 13

The Devil Is Coming...

EP 14

All This It Is Our Duty to Bear

EP 15

We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost

EP 16

Right Is More Precious Than Peace

EP 17

Surely We Have Perished

EP 18

Fat Rodzianko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense

EP 19

The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go

EP 20

Only War, Nothing But War

EP 21

It Was Like the End of the World

EP 22

Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?

EP 23

When Must the End Be?

EP 24

Allah Made Mesopotamia - and Added Flies

EP 25

The Iron Thrones Are Falling

EP 26

...And We Were Young

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