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War Stories

Celia Imrie takes us on a journey through the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s archives for an in-depth look at the continuing power and importance of war films.

Celia Imrie takes us on a journey through the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s archives for an in-depth look at the continuing power and importance of war films. It’s an exploration which takes in the two World Wars, America’s conflict in Vietnam and the ongoing β€˜War on Terror’, featuring films ranging from modern-day epics 1917 and Dunkirk to Apocalypse Now and Born on the Fourth of July, and even popular action adventures like The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare.

Through interviews with the directors who made them and the actors who starred in them, Celia explores how cinema helps us to understand the events of the past and how these films ensure that tales of heroism, comradeship and sacrifice are never forgotten.

44 minutes

Last on

Mon 3 Jan 2022 13:10
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Edwin Starr

    War

  • 00:39

    London Philharmonic Orchestra: Sir Adrian Boult

    Richard Wagner: Die Valkure: The Ride of The Valkyries

Credits

Narrator Celia Imrie
Series Producer Simon Goretzki
Producer Simon Catt

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