News imageThe Last Day Of World War One
News imageThe Last Day Of World War One
The Last Day Of World War One
20081 EpisodeTV-PG

Though the First World War ended on November 11th, 1918, soldiers continued to be killed in battle for many hours after the armistice had been signed. Recounting the events of the days and hours leading up to that last morning, Michael Palin travels to battlefields in France and Belgium and tells the personal stories of the last soldiers to die in the war to end all wars.

Contributors

Director:

John Hayes-Fisher

Host:

Michael Palin

Series Production Company

BBC