One hundred years ago the First World War set the course for the modern world: for the countries that took part nothing would be the same again.
All available episodes (12 total)
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From the first shot onwards - track the legacy of the world's first truly global war.
The Battle of the Somme and a wartime tragedy that struck Northern England in 1916
Essays that explore the international perspective
Crucial questions answered on every aspect of the war.
A personal essay from David Frum on the weak hold of WW1 on the American consciousness
The symbolic importance to the USA of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915
A personal essay on being Jordanian, by theatre director Lina Attel
The collapse of the Ottoman Empire & the formation of Arab nationalism
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