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World War One

The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

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WW1 At Home 1 - Spies, Bravery & Acme Whistles

WW1 At Home 1 - Spies, Bravery & Acme Whistles

Three WW1 home front stories: how German spies were executed at the Tower of London, England's Bravest St & producti... Read more

28 Mar 2014

16mins

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St Petersburg: Revolution

St Petersburg: Revolution

The Romanovs ruled Russia for centuries until World War One brought revolution and an abrupt end to their imperial reign... Read more

18 Oct 2014

50mins

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The War that Changed the World: Part Two

The War that Changed the World: Part Two

The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins - the weapons of World War One were like nothing that had been experienced befo... Read more

19 Jul 2014

50mins

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How Britain Went to War

How Britain Went to War

Leading Whitehall historian Peter Hennessy examines Britain's secret war planning and preparations before 1914. Drawing ... Read more

28 Jul 2014

56mins

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France: Heroism

France: Heroism

Life in the trenches during World War One, amongst rats, mud, shelling, barbed wire and unprecedented numbers of dead, c... Read more

6 Dec 2014

49mins

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The War That Changed The World: Istanbul - Modernity and Secularism

The War That Changed The World: Istanbul - Modernity and Secularism

Turkey emerged from the First World War as a new republic, with a secular and modern identity, attempting to break from ... Read more

8 Sep 2014

50mins

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Australia: The Legend of Anzac

Australia: The Legend of Anzac

Australia's experience of WW1 is like no other country's. What role has the 'legend of Anzac' played in the hundred-year... Read more

18 Apr 2015

50mins

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Month of Madness - Sarajevo

Month of Madness - Sarajevo

Prof Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events that led to the First World War. In the first programme, h... Read more

23 Jun 2014

13mins

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The Great War of Words, Episode 2

The Great War of Words, Episode 2

From BBC Radio 4 Responsibility for the Great War has been a fierce battle for meaning ever since 1914.Michael Portillo ... Read more

11 Feb 2014

42mins

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Month of Madness - Vienna

Month of Madness - Vienna

Christopher Clark continues to unpick the complex sequence of events leading to WW1. In this programme, how Vienna react... Read more

24 Jun 2014

13mins

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Month of Madness - Berlin

Month of Madness - Berlin

Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events during the 'July Crisis' of 1914. In this programme, why German... Read more

25 Jun 2014

13mins

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Nationalism The War That Changed the World

Nationalism The War That Changed the World

An epic exploration of the legacy of World War One begins with this panel and audience discussion from Sarajevo. It look... Read more

30 Jun 2014

50mins

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WW1 At Home 14 - A Captain's Execution & U-boat Defences

WW1 At Home 14 - A Captain's Execution & U-boat Defences

The story of Captain Fryatt - a civilian naval officer executed by the Germans, and the Royal Navy tactic of deploying '... Read more

17 Sep 2014

13mins

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Tanzania: Race and Colonial War

Tanzania: Race and Colonial War

Audrey Brown chairs a discussion on the effects of World War One in Africa. She hears the stories from African fighters,... Read more

11 Apr 2015

50mins

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Month of Madness - The French in St Petersburg

Month of Madness - The French in St Petersburg

Christopher Clark continues to unpick the complex sequence of events during the 1914 'July Crisis'. In this programme, C... Read more

26 Jun 2014

13mins

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Episode 1 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Episode 1 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War

Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of the 1.27m men from the Indian Army who fought valiantly in the Great War, through a s... Read more

20 Aug 2014

29mins

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Month of Madness - London

Month of Madness - London

Professor Christopher Clark unpicks the complex sequence of events that led to WW1. Today, how British decision-makers r... Read more

27 Jun 2014

13mins

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Gavrilo Princip's Footprint

Gavrilo Princip's Footprint

On the sunny morning of June 28 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot dead the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo. ... Read more

1 Jul 2014

44mins

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Veterans: From WW1 to Afghanistan

Veterans: From WW1 to Afghanistan

Radio 1's Greg James hears from British troops who served in Afghanistan as they contrast their experiences with those w... Read more

5 Aug 2014

59mins

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Minds at War - Battleship Potemkin

Minds at War - Battleship Potemkin

For Russians of director Sergei Eisenstein's generation, the experience of the First World War was overtaken by the revo... Read more

16 Jul 2014

13mins

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