World War One at Home

World War One at Home

2014
World War One at Home
World War One at Home

World War One at Home

5.5 | en | Documentary

A series of stories produced regionally within the UK each reflected a local relevance to WWI.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP11  Whose Side Are You On?
Jun. 02,2014
Whose Side Are You On?

Historian Professor Jean Seaton uncovers the story of industrial conflict in Devon during World War One.

EP10  The Spies Who Loved Folkestone
Jun. 02,2014
The Spies Who Loved Folkestone

Writer Anthony Horowitz learns how Folkestone became a hotbed of espionage and discovers the men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War.

EP9  The Trawlermen
Jun. 02,2014
The Trawlermen

Miranda Krestovnikoff examines the role of east coast fishermen in World War I and in particular finds out about the Grimsby trawler captain who left a Zeppelin crew to die and was accused by the Germans of being a war criminal.

EP8  Despatches from Tyneside
Jun. 02,2014
Despatches from Tyneside

Chris Jackson follows a community project creating a unique picture of the impact of conflict on those living and working on Tyneside with rarely-seen footage. Chris hears that Tyneside bore not just physical but deep emotional scars from World War I.

EP7  The Safe House
Jun. 02,2014
The Safe House

A century after the start of the First World War, Louise Minchin reveals the story of Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire which was turned into a military hospital for injured Tommies.

EP6  The Zeppelin Terror
Jun. 02,2014
The Zeppelin Terror

Historian and aerial specialist Ben Robinson takes to the skies to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. For the first time civilians were the targets.

EP5  The Killing Factories
Jun. 02,2014
The Killing Factories

How the war was won at home. Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells needed for trench warfare.

EP4  Cadburys at War
Jun. 02,2014
Cadburys at War

Brothers Laurence and Egbert Cadbury saw plenty of action during the First World War, but only one of them was a fighter. Former world champion boxer Richie Woodhall investigates the untold story of the chocolate king's sons, a tale full of conflict and conscience.

EP3  Royal Victoria Hospital
Jun. 02,2014
Royal Victoria Hospital

Shocking stories of the World War I Hampshire hospital doctors who faked footage on cures for shellshock.

EP2  The Equine Army
Jun. 02,2014
The Equine Army

Saul David follows the story of hundreds of thousands of animals prepared in the West Country for the frontline.

EP1  When the Whistle Blew
Jun. 02,2014
When the Whistle Blew

Rugby world cup winner Josh Lewsey tells the story of the ultimate sacrifice made by rugby and football players during the First World War and how they shaped the game as we know it today.

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5.5 | en | Documentary
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A series of stories produced regionally within the UK each reflected a local relevance to WWI.

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