Britain's Great War — Season 1
Jeremy Paxman tells how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people.
About this season
Jeremy Paxman tells how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people.
Episodes (4)
1. War Comes to Britain
8.0Aired 27 January 2014 • 60 min
Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focusing on the war's early stages.
2. The War Machine
8.0Aired 3 February 2014 • 60 min
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. With the country unprepared for war, the whole population is enlisted to turn Britain into a war machine.
3. The Darkest Hour
8.0Aired 10 February 2014 • 60 min
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. How Germany's attempts to starve Britain into submission edged the nation closer to defeat than ever.
4. At the Eleventh Hour
8.0Aired 17 February 2014 • 60 min
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat in the last year of the war.