Britain's Great War

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20141h

In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern Britain.

Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2014

Jeremy Paxman tells how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people.

Still image for Britain's Great War season 1 episode 1: War Comes to Britain

1. War Comes to Britain

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Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focusing on the war's early stages.

Still image for Britain's Great War season 1 episode 2: The War Machine

2. The War Machine

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Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. With the country unprepared for war, the whole population is enlisted to turn Britain into a war machine.

Still image for Britain's Great War season 1 episode 3: The Darkest Hour

3. The Darkest Hour

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Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. How Germany's attempts to starve Britain into submission edged the nation closer to defeat than ever.

Still image for Britain's Great War season 1 episode 4: At the Eleventh Hour

4. At the Eleventh Hour

8.0

Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat in the last year of the war.

Cast

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Jeremy Paxman

Self - Presenter

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