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All Episodes of Britain's Great War

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Browse all episodes of Britain's Great War

All Episodes of Britain's Great War

In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern Britain.
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Season 1

  • War Comes to Britain
    8.2/1011 votes
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    War Comes to Britain

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2014

    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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  • The War Machine
    8.8/109 votes
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    The War Machine

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2014

    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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  • The Darkest Hour
    8.6/109 votes
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    The Darkest Hour

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2014

    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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  • At the Eleventh Hour
    8.9/109 votes
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    At the Eleventh Hour

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2014

    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.

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