WW1 from the BBC archive
Programmes from the BBC archive covering World War 1.
Baroness de T'Serclaes
Baroness de T'Serclaes on being the first female nurse on the frontline of World War One.
The Monocled Mutineer; Roman Krznaric's Empathy Revolution—Free Thinking
Matthew Sweet discusses TV series The Monocled Mutineer and First World War archives.
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French and German poetry from WWI
Hugh Sykes listens to works by French and German poets during World War I.
World War—The Drums of Battle
Christopher Cook explores the influence of the Great War on the music of the time.
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The First War in the Air—Witness History
The story of a young British pilot who survived the world's first war in the air
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Siegfried Sassoon—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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The League of Nations—Things We Forgot to Remember, Series 4
The successful, but forgotten, interventions made by the much-maligned League of Nations.
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Armistice Day 1918—Witness History
On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of World War One finally fell silent.
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The Post Office at War—The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post Office
In 1914, the post office was called upon to play a vital role in the country's war effort.
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David Lloyd George—The Prime Ministers, Series 1
David Lloyd George, who led Britain in the First World War with a presidential approach.
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Some Corner of a Foreign Field
Mark Whitaker tells the surprising story of how the Commonwealth War graves were created.
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How WWI turned slimming into a fashion—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
How slimming became fashionable during the food shortages of the First World War.
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06/01/2010—Thinking Allowed
Laurie Taylor discusses conscientious objecting in World War One.
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The Long Summer—1913: The Year Before
Michael Portillo samples the atmosphere of June 1913.
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The Riddle of the Sands—In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations.
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Empires Crumble—Terror Through Time
Fergal visits Sarajevo to consider the legacy of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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