Britain's Great War

Jeremy Paxman tells how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people.

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   E1. War Comes to Britain

   Jan 27, 2014 · 60m

   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.

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   E2. The War Machine

   Feb 3, 2014 · 60m

   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.

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   E3. The Darkest Hour

   Feb 10, 2014 · 60m

   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.

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   E4. At the Eleventh Hour

   Feb 17, 2014 · 60m

   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.