The Great War (TV series)

The Great War
A photograph of British soldiers in a sunken road
Written by
Voices of
Narrated byMichael Redgrave
Theme music composerWilfred Josephs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers
  • Tony Essex
  • Gordon Watkins
Running time40 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release30 May (1964-05-30) –
22 November 1964 (1964-11-22)
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The Great War is a 26-episode documentary series from 1964 on the First World War. The documentary was a co-production of the Imperial War Museum, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The narrator was Michael Redgrave, with readings by Marius Goring, Ralph Richardson, Cyril Luckham, Sebastian Shaw and Emlyn Williams. Each episode is c. 40 minutes long.