NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Prelude to Tragedy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1983
First in a six-part series. Looks at the background to the war: the five turbulent years that led to the crisis in July 1936 when a group of generals rose to overthrow the Republican government.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1983
Second in a six-part series. Considers the fact that half the Spanish Civil War’s victims died behind the lines, not in battle, but by political execution.
Director: John Blake
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Battleground for Idealists
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1983
The people who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War including the International Brigade, the Nazi Condor Legion and Italian Blackshirts, and the help supplied by the Soviet Union.
Director: John Blake
Writer: Mark James Walter Cameron
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Franco and the Nationalists
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1983
Part four of a documentary series. This part deals with the character of Franco and the make up of the Nationalist side. It includes footage of the Spanish Civil War and interviews with participants.
Director: John Blake
Writer: Mark James Walter Cameron
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Inside the Revolution
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1983
Part five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Victory and Defeat
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1983
A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
The Best Episodes of The Spanish Civil War
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Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:Channel 4
Best Episodes Summary
"Prelude to Tragedy" is the best rated episode of "The Spanish Civil War". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by David Hart and written by Neal Ascherson, it aired on 1/7/1983. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror".