Britain's Great War Season 1

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Season 1

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

Air date: 2014-01-27

Episodes: 4

Episodes

E1: War Comes to Britain

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.

Air date: 2014-01-27 • ★ 8

E2: The War Machine

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.

Air date: 2014-02-03 • ★ 8

E3: The Darkest Hour

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.

Air date: 2014-02-10 • ★ 8

E4: At the Eleventh Hour

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.

Air date: 2014-02-17 • ★ 8