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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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    The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour

    Thu 30 Jun 2016

    Those who fought at the Battle of the Somme recall the build-up to the battle.

  • Conscientious Objectors

    Wed 29 Jun 2016

    Those who refused to join the army when their call-up papers arrived tell their story.

  • Jutland

    Tue 28 Jun 2016

    Dramatic accounts of the Battle of Jutland from the sailors who survived it.

  • Verdun

    Mon 27 Jun 2016

    Dan Snow brings together the sound archive collections of the Imperial War Museums and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Kut: Sand, Mud, Mirage

    Fri 6 Nov 2015

    WWI veterans describe siege conditions, starvation and surrender in Kut-Al-Amara.

  • Salonika

    Thu 5 Nov 2015

    Dan Snow hears vivid accounts from those who fought in Salonika from 1915 onwards.

  • Battle of Loos

    Wed 4 Nov 2015

    First-hand accounts of the disastrous Battle of Loos from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and IWM sound archives.

  • U-Boats

    Tue 3 Nov 2015

    Dan Snow hears the recollections of those who served on and were victims of German U-Boats

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    Mon 2 Nov 2015

    The recollections of soldiers who returned home for a brief period of leave in 1915.

  • Gallipoli - Conditions and Evacuation

    Fri 26 Jun 2015

    Soldiers vividly recall the terrible conditions they had to endure in Gallipoli in 1915.

  • Gallipoli - Landings

    Thu 25 Jun 2015

    Dan Snow, based in Gallipoli, hears the recollections of those who landed there in 1915.

  • Reinforcements

    Wed 24 Jun 2015

    The experiences of two raw recruits at the Second Battle of Ypres.

  • Gas

    Tue 23 Jun 2015

    Soldiers' experiences of the first German attacks using gas at the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

  • Neuve Chapelle

    Mon 22 Jun 2015

    Veterans recall their experiences of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915.

  • Omnibus 2

    Fri 15 May 2015

    Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

  • Omnibus 1

    Fri 8 May 2015

    Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

  • The Christmas Truce

    Christmas Day 2014

    The extraordinary events of Christmas 1914, when troops briefly called a ceasefire.

  • Battle and Retreat

    Mon 15 Dec 2014

    Recollections from those who experienced the Battle of Mons.

  • Prisoners of War

    Thu 6 Nov 2014

    Dan Snow hears soldiers' recollections of becoming prisoners of war in 1914.

  • The Trenches 1914

    Wed 5 Nov 2014

    The experiences of soldiers in the trenches during the first few months of the war.

  • Ypres

    Tue 4 Nov 2014

    Recollections of the First Battle of Ypres in 1914 from those who fought it.

  • Morale

    Mon 3 Nov 2014

    Dan Snow looks at the morale of men serving in the First World War in 1914.

  • By Night

    Fri 31 Oct 2014

    Soldiers' experiences at night on the battlefields of the First World War.

  • At Sea

    Thu 30 Oct 2014

    The stories of those who witnessed the battles of the British and German Navies in 1914.

  • Outnumbered and Outgunned

    Wed 29 Oct 2014

    Dan Snow tells the story of the Great Retreat through the recollections of those there.

  • First Impressions

    Fri 26 Sep 2014

    The war gets underway. Speakers recollect the day war broke out and the journey to France.

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