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The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. Produced in 1973 at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £13,700,000 in 2023), it was the most expensive factual series ever made at the time. [ 1 ]
Thames Television's acclaimed World War II documentary The World at War begins on ITV. Narrated by Laurence Olivier and shown in 26-parts, the series will go on to be widely regarded as a landmark in British broadcasting. The sixth series of the BBC sitcom Dad's Army opens with the episode "The Deadly Attachment" containing the "Don't tell him ...
He directed two episodes of the comprehensive 26-part documentary series The World at War (1974), narrated by Laurence Olivier and produced by Thames Television. Darlow’s episodes covered the occupation of the Netherlands and the Holocaust. For the latter episode he interviewed former Nazis as well as Holocaust victims.
Articles pertaining to the Thames TV documentary series on the Second World War. Pages in category "The World at War" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Carl Davis CBE (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes (notably the landmark ITV series The World At War (1973) and BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1995), created new scores for concert and cinema performances of vintage silent movies and composed many film, ballet and concert scores that were ...
The World at War (1942), propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information; The World at War (1973–74), British television series documenting World War II; Call of Duty: World at War (2008), video game developed by Treyarch; Gary Grigsby's World at War (2005), computer wargame developed by 2 by 3 Games; Left Behind: World at War (2005 ...
It relied on film footage, and may be considered a precursor to the later Thames Television World at War production. The title of the series alludes to Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 5 Scene 5 after Lady Macbeth's death ("And all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death"). The series ran weekly from 1960 to 1973 and from 1987 to 1989.
20th Century Battlefields is a BBC documentary television series hosted by television and radio personality Peter Snow, and his son Dan Snow.. Episodes cover the major battles of the twentieth century, and is best known for its extensive use of "sand table" (often called the "mapcase" in both series) CGI effects to help viewers visualize the battles.