Ranked #1
Spanish Flu
Spanish Flu
It was a tragedy beyond comprehension. Soldiers who had survived the trenches, civilians who had weathered shortages and... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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13mins
Ranked #2
Enter America
Enter America
Dan Snow hears the recollections of US soldiers who were sent to fight in France in 1918, and looks at the reactions of ... Read more
6 Apr 2018
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13mins
Ranked #3
Outnumbered and Outgunned
Outnumbered and Outgunned
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
29 Oct 2014
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14mins
Ranked #4
Omnibus 1917
Omnibus 1917
In the first five programmes looking at 1917, Dan Snow explores the events of the year through the recollections of thos... Read more
28 Jul 2017
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56mins
Ranked #5
Verdun
Verdun
Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured ... Read more
27 Jun 2016
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14mins
Ranked #6
The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour
The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour
The last two programmes of the week cover the Battle of the Somme. On 30th June we hear about the build up to the battle... Read more
30 Jun 2016
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14mins
Ranked #7
The Somme: Over the Top
The Somme: Over the Top
The final programme in this instalment of Voices of the First World War focuses on the first catastrophic ten minutes of... Read more
1 Jul 2016
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14mins
Ranked #8
At Sea
At Sea
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
30 Oct 2014
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14mins
Ranked #9
Ypres
Ypres
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
4 Nov 2014
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14mins
Ranked #10
Tanks
Tanks
The very first appearance of tanks during the war was at an attack on the German held village of Flers in September 1916... Read more
16 Nov 2016
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13mins
Ranked #11
Omnibus 1916 Series 2
Omnibus 1916 Series 2
Dan Snow tracks the development of the First World War through the recollections of those who were there.Drawing on the ... Read more
18 Nov 2016
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56mins
Ranked #12
Gas
Gas
Drawing on the vivid recollections of veterans of the First World War in the sound archives of the Imperial War Museums ... Read more
23 Jun 2015
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14mins
Ranked #13
Kut: Sand, Mud, Mirage
Kut: Sand, Mud, Mirage
Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured ... Read more
6 Nov 2015
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14mins
Ranked #14
The Trenches 1914
The Trenches 1914
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
5 Nov 2014
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14mins
Ranked #15
Jutland
Jutland
The first five programmes of Voices of the First World War 1916 explore the events of the year from the point of view of... Read more
28 Jun 2016
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14mins
Ranked #16
By Night
By Night
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
31 Oct 2014
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13mins
Ranked #17
U-Boats
U-Boats
Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured ... Read more
3 Nov 2015
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14mins
Ranked #18
Omnibus 1
Omnibus 1
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
8 May 2015
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57mins
Ranked #19
The Christmas Truce
The Christmas Truce
There are now no living veterans of WW1, but it is still possible to go back to the First World War through the memories... Read more
25 Dec 2014
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28mins
Ranked #20
After Kut
After Kut
Men recall their 'death march' to Baghdad and northwards after surrender to the Ottoman Army at the end of the siege of ... Read more
18 Nov 2016
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13mins