World War 1 on Radio 4
Programming commemorating the centenary of World War One.
World War I - Germany
Where was God as the slaughter happened? - Steve Evans reports from Berlin
Do we overlook the Royal Navy's WW1 role?
Naval historian Dr Laura Rowe on why the Royal Navy's role in WW1 is often overlooked.
World War I - Quakers
Geoffrey Durham, tells the story of the Quaker reaction to the outbreak of war.
World War I - Catholics
Richard Moth, Bishop to the Forces looks at the Catholic Church's response to the war.
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World War I - Sikhs
Our reporter Rahul Tandon explores those who fought and how they are remembered today.
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Felpersham Cathedral Choir sings Keep The Home Fires Burning (Aug 2014)
Felpersham Cathedral Choir sings Keep The Home Fires Burning (Aug 2014)
Jill Archer (Patricia Greene) reads Futility by Wilfred Owen (Aug 2014)
Jill Archer (Patricia Greene) reads Futility by Wilfred Owen (Aug 2014)
WW1 centenary: 'One hundred years ago the world changed'
Peter Hunt describes the events marking the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1.
The war to end all wars?
Martha Kearney hears how the faultlines of WW1influenced today's global conflicts
WW1 centenary: the Wilfred Owen Violin
Martha Kearney speaks to Steve Burnett, who made a violin in tribute to poet Wilfred Owen
WW1 was 'most terrible military experience in British history'
We hear from historians Max Hastings and Dr Ana Carden-Coyne.
Women's lives on the Home Front in Radio 4's new WW1 drama
Editor Jessica Dromgoole and academic Dr Angela K Smith on the fiction and reality.
Home Front Trailer - Season 1
A preview of Radio 4's new drama series charting life on the home front during WW1.
"Each one is a different story"
Edward Stourton sees a display of WW1 veterans' possessions at the Royal Artillery Museum
28th June—1914: Day by Day
The Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
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London—Book of the Week, Month of Madness
Christopher Clark explores how British decision-makers reacted in the July Crisis of 1914.
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Episode 1—The Great War of Words
Invasion and atrocity in 1914 transformed Britain's entry into the war into a moral cause.
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Words for Battle—World War One: The Cultural Front, Series 1
In 1914, intellectuals and authors were soon seen as crucial to the war effort.
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How Britain Went to War—Archive on 4
Peter Hennessy examines Britain's secret war planning and preparations before August 1914.
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