The World at War - Thames Television

1973 · documentary · Thames Television - Jeremy Isaacs · Thames Television

The World At War (1973) Producer - Thames Television - Jeremy Isaacs Director - David Elstein Narrator - Laurence Olivier Composer - Carl Davis 1 Series - 26 Episodes Run Time - 22 hours 32 minutes Original broadcast network - ITV Original Release 31 October 1973 - 8 May 1974 The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. It was produced in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £11,600,000 in 2021), the most expensive factual series ever produced. It was produced by Jeremy Isaacs , narrated by Laurence Olivier and included music composed by Carl Davis . The book, The World at War, published the same year, was written by Mark Arnold-Forster to accompany the TV series. The World at War attracted widespread acclaim and now it is regarded as a landmark in British television history. The series focused on a portrayal of the experience of the conflict: of how life and death throughout the war years affected soldiers, sailors and airmen, civilians, concentration camp inmates and other victims of the war. 01 A New Germany ( 1933– 1939) [31 October 1973] 02 Distant War (September 1939 – May 1940) [7 November 1973] 03 France Falls (May–June 1940) [14 November 1973] 04 Alone (May 1940 – May 1941) [21 November 1973] 05 Barbarossa (June–December 1941) [28 November 1973] 06 Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942) [5 December 1973] 07 On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942) [12 December 1973] 08 The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943) [19 December 1973] 09 Stalingrad (June 1942 – February 1943) [2 January 1974] 10 Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944) [9 January 1974] 11 Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943) [16 January 1974] 12 Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939 – April 1944) [23 January 1974] 13 Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942 – June 1944) [30 January 1974] 14 It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944) [6 February 1974] 15 Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944) [13 February 1974] 16 Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)[20 February 1974] 17 Morning (June–August 1944) [27 February 1974] 18 Occupation: Holland (1940–1944) [13 March 1974] 19 Pincers (August 1944 – March 1945) [20 March 1974] 20 Genocide (1941–1945) [27 March 1974] 21 Nemesis: Germany (February–May 1945) [3 April 1974] 22 Japan (1941–1945) [10 April 1974] 23 Pacific (February 1942 – July 1945) [17 April 1974] 24 The Bomb (February–September 1945) [24 April 1974] 25 Reckoning (April 1945) [1 May 1974] 26 Remember [8 May 1974] Additional Episodes Some footage and interviews that were not used in the original series were later made into hour and half-hour documentaries, narrated by Eric Porter. These were released as a bonus to the VHS version and are included in the DVD set of the series, which was first released in 2001. 27 The Making of the Series 28 Hitler's Germany - The People's Community (1933-1939) (Disc 17) 29 Hitler's Germany - Total War (1939-1945) (Disc 16) 30 Secretary To Hitler (Disc 15) 31 The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler (Disc 18-2) 32 Warrior - Reflections of Men at War (Disc 16) 33 From War to Peace (Disc 15-2) 34 The Final Solution Part One (Disc 19) 35 The Final Solution Part Two (Disc 20) 36 Making the Series - A 30th Anniversary Retrospective 37 Experiences of War