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Voices of the First World War Episodes

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    The Christmas Truce

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

  2. The Christmas Truce

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

  3. Prisoners of War

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

  4. The Trenches 1914

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

  5. Ypres

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

  6. Morale

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

  7. By Night

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

  8. At Sea

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

  9. Outnumbered and Outgunned

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

  10. Battle and Retreat

    Recollections from those who experienced the Battle of Mons.

  11. First Impressions

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

  12. 25/12/2018

    Archive interviews with those who experienced the First World War.

  13. 11 o'clock

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

  14. Mutiny in the High Seas Fleet

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

  15. Open Country

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

  16. Amiens

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

  17. Torpedo

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

  18. Enter America

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

  19. Spanish Flu

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

  20. Morale and Manpower

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

  21. The Last of the Great Aces

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

  22. Operation Michael

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

  23. Out of It

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

  24. The Battle of Cambrai

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

  25. Passchendaele: John Palmer

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

  26. Towards Passchendaele

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

  27. Third Ypres - Conditions

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

  28. Omnibus 1917

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

  29. Etaples Mutiny

    Dan Snow hears conflicting accounts of the Etaples mutiny.

  30. Rank

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

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