About this season
David Reynolds traces the legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and shaped the peace that followed.
Episodes (3)
E1
1. Remembering and Understanding
Aired 24 September 2014 • 50 min
How attitudes to the Great War have changed from what they were in the aftermath of 1918.
E2
2. Ballots and Bullets
Aired 1 October 2014 • 50 min
David Reynolds looks at how World War I gave birth to an age of turbulent mass democracy.
E3
3. Us and Them
Aired 8 October 2014 • 50 min
David Reynolds argues that WWI made national identity a matter of 'us' versus 'them'.