I Was There: The Great War Interviews
In the early 1960s, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ interviewed 280 eyewitnesses of the First World War for the series, The Great War. Using never-before-seen footage from these interviews, this film illuminates the poignant human experience of the war, through the eyes of those who survived it.
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Trail - I Was There: The Great War Interviews
Duration: 00:30
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Fun in the trenches
Duration: 00:34
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Over the top
Duration: 01:00
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Killing a man
Duration: 01:12
TV Blog: I wanted the interviews to tell their own story
"My ambition was to help restore the humanity of the Great War generation."Μύ
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Broadcasts
- Fri 14 Mar 2014 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Fri 14 Mar 2014 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Fri 18 Apr 2014 01:50
Sun 12 Nov 2017 23:30- Fri 9 Nov 2018 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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