Britain's Great WarOriginal SeriesEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: Britain's Great War

1. At the Eleventh Hour

   4/4Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat.
2. The Darkest Hour

   3/4How Germany's attempts to starve Britain into submission edged the nation close to defeat.
3. The War Machine

   2/4The whole population is enlisted to turn an unprepared Britain into a war machine.
4. War Comes to Britain

   1/4Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the dramatic early stages of the war.