The Twenties In Colour — Season 1, Episode 2: Middle East: The Birth of Nations
Documentary • 60 min • 2 seasons, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
The First World War led to the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and its former provinces came under the control of France and Britain. Though as the occupying troops arrived, the people of present-day Syria, Lebanon and Palestine were already entertaining hopes that they would be able to govern themselves. Albert Kahn's cameras were there to record the establishment of new nations.
About The Twenties In Colour
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.