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Dan Snow brings together the sound archive collections of the Imperial War Museums and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to tell the story of World War I through the voices of those who were.

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    25/12/2018

    Christmas Day 2018

    Archive interviews with those who experienced the First World War.

  • 11 o'clock

    Fri 9 Nov 2018

    The closing moments of the war, recalled by those who were there

  • Mutiny in the High Seas Fleet

    Thu 8 Nov 2018

    The final meeting of the German and Allied fleets in November 1918

  • Open Country

    Wed 7 Nov 2018

    Those who were there recall the rapid Allied advances of autumn 1918

  • Amiens

    Tue 6 Nov 2018

    The Battle of Amiens from the point of view of those who helped to win it

  • Torpedo

    Mon 5 Nov 2018

    Brian de Courcy-Ireland recalls a torpedo strike and its aftermath

  • Enter America

    Fri 6 Apr 2018

    Recollections of the arrival of large numbers of US troops in France in 1918.

  • Spanish Flu

    Thu 5 Apr 2018

    Recollections of the devastating impact of the flu pandemic that hit in 1918.

  • Morale and Manpower

    Wed 4 Apr 2018

    Dan Snow looks at the fading morale of the British and Germans in the spring of 1918.

  • The Last of the Great Aces

    Tue 3 Apr 2018

    Airmen recall the Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen, being shot down in April 1918.

  • Operation Michael

    Mon 2 Apr 2018

    Those who were there recall their experiences of the German Spring Offensive of 1918.

  • The Christmas Truce

    Christmas Day 2017

    An omnibus edition of five episodes spanning the course of the war from 1914 to 1917.

  • Out of It

    Fri 15 Dec 2017

    William Towers, seriously injured at Passchendaele, describes his remarkable journey home.

  • The Battle of Cambrai

    Thu 14 Dec 2017

    The beginning of the Battle of Cambrai from the point of view of members of the Tank Corps

  • Passchendaele: John Palmer

    Wed 13 Dec 2017

    Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there.

  • Towards Passchendaele

    Tue 12 Dec 2017

    Dan Snow maps the slow progress of the British towards Passchendaele in the autumn of 1917

  • Third Ypres - Conditions

    Mon 11 Dec 2017

    Veterans of the darkest days of the war recall the horror of the Third Battle of Ypres.

  • Omnibus 1917

    Fri 28 Jul 2017

    Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there.

  • Etaples Mutiny

    Wed 19 Jul 2017

    Dan Snow hears conflicting accounts of the Etaples mutiny.

  • Rank

    Wed 12 Jul 2017

    Soldiers and officers speak about the issue of rank and class in the British Army of 1917.

  • From Beneath: Mines at Messines

    Wed 5 Jul 2017

    Survivors of the war describe exploding huge mines at the Messines Ridge.

  • French Mutinies

    Wed 28 Jun 2017

    Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there.

  • In the Air: Bloody April

    Wed 21 Jun 2017

    Officers of the Royal Flying Corps recall the war in the air during April 1917.

  • Omnibus 1916 Series 2

    Fri 18 Nov 2016

    Omnibus edition of five programmes drawing on interviews with those who survived WWI.

  • After Kut

    Fri 18 Nov 2016

    British prisoners of war recall their treatment after the end of the siege of Kut-Al-Amara

  • At Rest

    Thu 17 Nov 2016

    Soldiers describe what they got up to when they were out of the front line.

  • Tanks

    Wed 16 Nov 2016

    Soldiers describe seeing tanks for the very first time on the battlefield at Flers in 1916

  • Cowardice

    Tue 15 Nov 2016

    The impact of a soldier's execution for cowardice in 1916 on his family.

  • Sheffield and the Somme

    Mon 14 Nov 2016

    Dan Snow looks at the impact of the Battle of the Somme on the Sheffield pals battalion.

  • The Somme: Over the Top

    Fri 1 Jul 2016

    The first catastrophic ten minutes of the Battle of the Somme, described by survivors.

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