The Great War: The People's Story
Through original diaries, letters, and memoirs, this unforgettable documentary tells how the lives of regular British men and women were transformed by the Great War.
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- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
5.010-08-20141hAs war breaks out, the journey of Reg Evans, a cockney lad and one of the first to volunteer to fight, is told told through moving letters to his anxious mother at home. The letter...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
5.017-08-20141hThe real-life stories of Reg Evans, shot in the face in the trenches, as he undergoes pioneering plastic surgery – and of Alan Lloyd, who has swapped life with his new wife and ba...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
5.024-08-20141hThe focus shifts to a changing Britain, and the lives of those left behind at home. Helen Bentwich, a clever young woman who chafed against the restrictions placed on her sex – an...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
5.031-08-20141hIn 1917, the war is in its darkest phase. Everyone knows victory can only come at a long, slow, and painful cost. So many lives have been lost that now men previously exempted fr...
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