World War I in Colour
6.61 Season
6 Episodes
September 1, 2003
Documentary
Overview
Documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh consisting of colourised footage from World War I.
Network
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6.6Documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh consisting of colourised footage from World War I.
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Kenneth Branagh
Narrator
Arthur Barraclough
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Arthur Halestrap
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Harry Patch
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Hubert Williams
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Gary Sheffield
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Malcolm Brown
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Taff Gillingham
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Bill Stone
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1. Catastrophe
This first episode, Catastrophe, looks at the fact that between 1914 and 1918, 65 million men took up arms. Ten million were killed and 20 million were emotionally and physically incapacitated. The war ushered in new terminologies, new and massive weapons, and a scale of artillery barrages never before imagined.
2. Slaughter in the Trenches
3. Blood in the Air
4. Killers of the Sea
5. Mayhem on the Eastern Front
6. Victory and Despair
