In a landmark history series, Jeremy Paxman describes how the First World War transformed the lives of the British people, and helped shape modern Britain.
Best Episodes of Britain's Great War
At the Eleventh Hour
S1 Ep4
8.2
17th Feb 2014
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat in the last year of the war.
Worst Episodes of Britain's Great War
War Comes to Britain
S1 Ep1
7.3
27th Jan 2014
Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focusing on the war's early stages.
Britain's Great War Episode Guide
War Comes to Britain
S1 Ep1
7.3
27th Jan 2014
Jeremy Paxman presents a four-part documentary charting how the First World War affected Great Britain, with this episode focusing on the war's early stages.
The War Machine
S1 Ep2
8.1
3rd Feb 2014
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. With the country unprepared for war, the whole population is enlisted to turn Britain into a war machine.
The Darkest Hour
S1 Ep3
8.1
10th Feb 2014
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. How Germany's attempts to starve Britain into submission edged the nation closer to defeat than ever.
At the Eleventh Hour
S1 Ep4
8.2
17th Feb 2014
Series charting how the First World War affected Britain. Jeremy Paxman describes how the country came to the very brink of defeat in the last year of the war.