Season 1

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  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

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  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: Unknown

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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