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Voices of the First World War Episodes

  1.

    From Beneath: Mines at Messines

    Survivors of the war describe exploding huge mines at the Messines Ridge.

  2. French Mutinies

    Dan Snow presents the story of WWI through the voices of those who were there.

  3. In the Air: Bloody April

    Officers of the Royal Flying Corps recall the war in the air during April 1917.

  4. Omnibus 1916 Series 2

    Omnibus edition of five programmes drawing on interviews with those who survived WWI.

  5. After Kut

    British prisoners of war recall their treatment after the end of the siege of Kut-Al-Amara

  6. At Rest

    Soldiers describe what they got up to when they were out of the front line.

  7. Tanks

    Soldiers describe seeing tanks for the very first time on the battlefield at Flers in 1916

  8. Cowardice

    The impact of a soldier's execution for cowardice in 1916 on his family.

  9. Sheffield and the Somme

    Dan Snow looks at the impact of the Battle of the Somme on the Sheffield pals battalion.

  10. The Somme: Over the Top

    The first catastrophic ten minutes of the Battle of the Somme, described by survivors.

  11. The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour

    Those who fought at the Battle of the Somme recall the build-up to the battle.

  12. Conscientious Objectors

    Those who refused to join the army when their call-up papers arrived tell their story.

  13. Jutland

    Dramatic accounts of the Battle of Jutland from the sailors who survived it.

  14. Verdun

    Dan Snow brings together the sound archive collections of the Imperial War Museums and 成人快手

  15. Omnibus 1915 Part Two

    Omnibus edition of the series covering the events of 1915, with Dan Snow.

  16. Kut: Sand, Mud, Mirage

    WWI veterans describe siege conditions, starvation and surrender in Kut-Al-Amara.

  17. Salonika

    Dan Snow hears vivid accounts from those who fought in Salonika from 1915 onwards.

  18. Battle of Loos

    First-hand accounts of the disastrous Battle of Loos from the 成人快手 and IWM sound archives.

  19. U-Boats

    Dan Snow hears the recollections of those who served on and were victims of German U-Boats

  20. 成人快手

    The recollections of soldiers who returned home for a brief period of leave in 1915.

  21. Gallipoli - Conditions and Evacuation

    Soldiers vividly recall the terrible conditions they had to endure in Gallipoli in 1915.

  22. Gallipoli - Landings

    Dan Snow, based in Gallipoli, hears the recollections of those who landed there in 1915.

  23. Reinforcements

    The experiences of two raw recruits at the Second Battle of Ypres.

  24. Gas

    Soldiers' experiences of the first German attacks using gas at the 2nd Battle of Ypres.

  25. Neuve Chapelle

    Veterans recall their experiences of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915.

  26. Omnibus 2

    Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

  27. Omnibus 1

    Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.

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