75 episodes

The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

World War One BBC Radio

    • History
    • 4.3 • 165 Ratings

The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.

    USA: Isolationism

    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

    • 50 min
    Germany: The Waging of War

    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.

    • 50 min
    Sarajevo: Nationalism

    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?

    • 50 min
    Jordan: Redrawing the Middle East

    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?

    • 49 min
    Britain: The Psychology of War

    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?

    • 50 min
    Australia: The Legend of Anzac

    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?

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
165 Ratings

165 Ratings

LyliaMontelier ,

Fascinating and comprehensive

I've learned a great deal of new information about WWI. Presenters and interviewees are well respected historians, and the format is varied and engaging. Those who believe the podcast to be "biased" are ill informed. The suppression and distortion of historical facts in the aftermath of WWI created an "alternative" historical record (still embraced by many today, sadly) that made WWII inevitable.

Halloween 15 ,

Great Escape From Current Issues

I have no idea how anyone gave this any lower than 5 Stars.

Elijah Dixon ,

That’s BBC

Thanks I know a lot more on World War One

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