The First World War
2003•1 Seasons•10 Episodes•7.3•Ended
DocumentaryWar & Politics
This ten-part docuseries tells the comprehensive story of the First World War, featuring excerpts written by Winston Churchill, Karen Blixen, Georges Clémenceau, David Lloyd George, Siegfried Sassoon and Rudolf Hess.
Network
Channel 4
Origin
GB
Cast
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Self
Marie of Romania
Self
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Lewis
Self - Narrator
Episodes
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7.6
WWII in HD
2009
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The War
2007
8
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
8.3
The World at War
1973
7.9
The Civil War
1990
7.6
World War II in Colour
2009
7.7
Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
2012
8.2
The Vietnam War
2017
7.5
The World Wars
2014
8.1
World War II with Tom Hanks
2026
8
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019
7.3
How to Become a Tyrant
2021
7.2
Five Came Back
2017
7.7
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
5.9
The American Revolution
2025
7.1
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
2025
7.5
Death of the Pastor's Wife
2026
7.6
Churchill at War
2024
7.4
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
7.4
The Seventies
2015
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