75 episodes
World War One BBC Radio
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- History
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3.7 • 32 Ratings
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The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.
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USA: Isolationism
How did WW1 change America's place in the world? Jonathan Dimbleby presents a public debate from the US Library of Congress in Washington
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Germany: The Waging of War
How did technological and industrial development revolutionise World War One? The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins were like nothing that had been experienced before.
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Sarajevo: Nationalism
A century ago a shot rang out in Sarajevo which set the world on a path to war. How did the peace made after WW1 influence the ethnic conflicts in the region during the 1990s?
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Jordan: Redrawing the Middle East
How did World War One change the face of the Middle East? And, how did this seismic and controversial period shape the century to follow?
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Britain: The Psychology of War
What drove men to volunteer to fight during World War One? What drove them to the edge of sanity when they got there?
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Australia: The Legend of Anzac
Australia's experience of WW1 is like no other country's. What role has the 'legend of Anzac' played in the hundred-year history of Australia?
Customer Reviews
Where’s Canada?
I liked the information and the discussions very much. I was, however, extremely disappointed in the lack of attention given to Canadians. They focused on nearly every other Dominion force that participated, but very little on Canada.
bbc series on the great war is great!
Love this! I hope they cover more of the Canadian soldier experiences but so far super informative. My only complaint is on the origin of the war episode where the english historian makes a point that bad history is historians just fallowing there nations best interested and then proceed to say that Germany is total responsible for world war one. sigh. But nothing against the series, as that's more one persons opinion.That aside the podcast covers a huge variety of topic on this event.