BBC World War I centenary season

Logo for the centenary season

The BBC World War I centenary season was the marking of the centenary of the First World War across the BBC. Programming started in 2014 and lasted until 2018, corresponding to 100 years after the war.[1] The BBC season included 130 newly-commissioned radio and television programmes which lasted over 2500 hours, including more than 600 hours of new content.[2][3][4] The programmes were broadcast on over twenty BBC television and radio stations.

  1. ^ Conlan, Tara (16 October 2013). "BBC to mark first world war centenary with biggest TV season to date". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC N1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Furness, Hannah (17 October 2013). "BBC to show unseen interviews revealing First World War veterans' feelings". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ Furness, Hannah (16 October 2013). "BBC announces 2,500 hours of First World War programmes". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.