Documentary 8.9 1964

Starring

Ralph Richardson

Emlyn Williams

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...

May 30, 1964

EP 2

For Such a Stupid Reason Too...

Jun 6, 1964

EP 3

We Must Hack Our Way Through

Jun 13, 1964

EP 4

Our Hats We Doff to General Joffre

Jun 20, 1964

EP 5

This Business May Last a Long Time

Jun 27, 1964

EP 6

So Sleep Easy in Your Beds

Jul 4, 1964

EP 7

We Await the Heavenly Manna...

Jul 11, 1964

EP 8

Why Don't You Come and Help!

Jul 18, 1964

EP 9

Please God Send Us A Victory...

Jul 25, 1964

EP 10

What Are Our Allies Doing?

Aug 1, 1964

EP 11

Hell Cannot Be So Terrible

Aug 8, 1964

EP 12

For Gawd's Sake Don't Send Me

Aug 15, 1964

EP 13

The Devil Is Coming...

Aug 22, 1964

EP 14

All This It Is Our Duty to Bear

Aug 29, 1964

EP 15

We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost

Sep 5, 1964

EP 16

Right Is More Precious Than Peace

Sep 13, 1964

EP 17

Surely We Have Perished

Sep 20, 1964

EP 18

Fat Rodzianko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense

Sep 27, 1964

EP 19

The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go

Oct 4, 1964

EP 20

Only War, Nothing But War

Oct 11, 1964

EP 21

It Was Like the End of the World

Oct 18, 1964

EP 22

Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?

Oct 25, 1964

EP 23

When Must the End Be?

Nov 1, 1964

EP 24

Allah Made Mesopotamia - and Added Flies

Nov 8, 1964

EP 25

The Iron Thrones Are Falling

Nov 15, 1964

EP 26

...And We Were Young

Nov 22, 1964