The World at War (1973) - Thames Television
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War" rel="ugc nofollow"><font size="2"><u><b>The World At War (1973)</b></u></font></a></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><br /> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Producer - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Television" rel="ugc nofollow">Thames Television</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Isaacs" rel="ugc nofollow">Jeremy Isaacs</a></font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Director - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Elstein" rel="ugc nofollow">David Elstein</a></font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Narrator - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" rel="ugc nofollow">Laurence Olivier</a></font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Composer - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Davis" rel="ugc nofollow">Carl Davis</a></font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">1 Series - 26 Episodes</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Run Time - 22 hours 32 minutes</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Original broadcast network - ITV</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">Original Release 31 October 1973 - 8 May 1974</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><br /> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War" rel="ugc nofollow">World at War</a> is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. It was produced in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £11,600,000 in 2021), the most expensive factual series ever produced. It was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Isaacs" rel="ugc nofollow">Jeremy Isaacs</a>, narrated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" rel="ugc nofollow">Laurence Olivier</a> and included music composed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Davis" rel="ugc nofollow">Carl Davis</a>. The book, The World at War, published the same year, was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Arnold-Forster" rel="ugc nofollow">Mark Arnold-Forster</a> to accompany the TV series.</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><br /> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_at_War" rel="ugc nofollow">The World at War</a> attracted widespread acclaim and now it is regarded as a landmark in British television history. The series focused on a portrayal of the experience of the conflict: of how life and death throughout the war years affected soldiers, sailors and airmen, civilians, concentration camp inmates and other victims of the war.</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><br /> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">01 A New Germany ( 1933– 1939) [31 October 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">02 Distant War (September 1939 – May 1940) [7 November 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">03 France Falls (May–June 1940) [14 November 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">04 Alone (May 1940 – May 1941) [21 November 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">05 Barbarossa (June–December 1941) [28 November 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">06 Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942) [5 December 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size="2">07 On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942) [12 December 1973]</font></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom:0cm;"><font size=