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The First World War

1 season · 2003 · Ended

★★★★★3.6

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.

Episodes

All seasons

To Arms (1914)

S01 · E01 To Arms (1914)September 20, 2003

Under the Eagle (1914-1915)

S01 · E02 Under the Eagle (1914-1915)September 27, 2003

Global War (1914-1916)

S01 · E03 Global War (1914-1916)October 4, 2003

Jihad (1914-1916)

S01 · E04 Jihad (1914-1916)October 11, 2003

Shackled to a Corpse (1914-1916)

S01 · E05 Shackled to a Corpse (1914-1916)October 18, 2003

Breaking the Deadlock (1915-1917)

S01 · E06 Breaking the Deadlock (1915-1917)October 25, 2003

Blockade (1916-1917)

S01 · E07 Blockade (1916-1917)November 1, 2003

Revolution (1917)

S01 · E08 Revolution (1917)November 8, 2003

Germany's Last Gamble (1918)

S01 · E09 Germany's Last Gamble (1918)November 15, 2003

War Without End (1918- )

S01 · E10 War Without End (1918- )November 22, 2003

Cast

Ferdinand I of BulgariaSelf

Marie of RomaniaSelf

Hermann Göring

Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)

Jonathan LewisSelf - Narrator