The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost Episode Rating Graph
Mar 2011 - Apr 2011
4.5
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Horrors of World War I are relived as last survivors tell their tales in this new series.
A unique and harrowing six-part documentary series featuring testimonials from more than 100 WWI veterans. This culmination of interviews captured over the last 15 years has been put together in one series for the first time, along with historic newsreel footage and dramatic reconstructions.
Winner of a Royal Television Society Documentary Award (2009), this breathtaking series is praised for providing a unique historical record of a lost generation.
Best Episodes of The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost
The Boys of 1918
S1 Ep6
6.0
26th Apr 2011
In spring 1918 thousands of young British conscripts were sent to France to make up the numbers. Many were taken prisoner. But by the summer the tide began to turn and the boys of 1918 helped turn defeat into victory.
The Home Front
S1 Ep5
6.0
19th Apr 2011
The suffering of families at home in Britain. With the arrival of the dreaded telegram announcing the death of a loved one, family life changed forever.
Worst Episodes of The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost
The Call to Arms
S1 Ep1
2.7
22nd Mar 2011
The declaration of war was greeted with a wave of patriotic euphoria as the British Expeditionary Force left for Belgium and 2 million men volunteered.
The Battle of the Somme
S1 Ep2
6.0
29th Mar 2011
In the summer of 1916 high hopes of a breakthrough that would end the war only ended in stalemate and tragedy.
The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost Episode Guide
The Call to Arms
S1 Ep1
2.7
22nd Mar 2011
The declaration of war was greeted with a wave of patriotic euphoria as the British Expeditionary Force left for Belgium and 2 million men volunteered.
The Battle of the Somme
S1 Ep2
6.0
29th Mar 2011
In the summer of 1916 high hopes of a breakthrough that would end the war only ended in stalemate and tragedy.
Saving the Wounded
S1 Ep3
6.0
5th Apr 2011
The story of the human carnage that followed every battle and the struggle to save lives. We hear from nurses- and from men who were gassed, the shell shocked and the amputees who always remembered who saved them.
Horror in the Mud
S1 Ep4
6.0
12th Apr 2011
The story of 1917 and the terrible battle of Passchendaele. Many drowned in mud in battles that remains synonymous with the horror of mechanized warfare.
The Home Front
S1 Ep5
6.0
19th Apr 2011
The suffering of families at home in Britain. With the arrival of the dreaded telegram announcing the death of a loved one, family life changed forever.
The Boys of 1918
S1 Ep6
6.0
26th Apr 2011
In spring 1918 thousands of young British conscripts were sent to France to make up the numbers. Many were taken prisoner. But by the summer the tide began to turn and the boys of 1918 helped turn defeat into victory.
