World War One at Home

June. 02,2014      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis

A series of stories produced regionally within the UK each reflected a local relevance to WWI.

Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2014

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11 Episode

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Episode 1 - When the Whistle Blew
June. 02,2014

Rugby world cup winner Josh Lewsey tells the story of the ultimate sacrifice made by rugby and football players during the First World War and how they shaped the game as we know it today.

Episode 2 - The Equine Army
June. 02,2014

Saul David follows the story of hundreds of thousands of animals prepared in the West Country for the frontline.

Episode 3 - Royal Victoria Hospital
June. 02,2014

Shocking stories of the World War I Hampshire hospital doctors who faked footage on cures for shellshock.

Episode 4 - Cadburys at War
June. 02,2014

Brothers Laurence and Egbert Cadbury saw plenty of action during the First World War, but only one of them was a fighter. Former world champion boxer Richie Woodhall investigates the untold story of the chocolate king's sons, a tale full of conflict and conscience.

Episode 5 - The Killing Factories
June. 02,2014

How the war was won at home. Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells needed for trench warfare.

Episode 6 - The Zeppelin Terror
June. 02,2014

Historian and aerial specialist Ben Robinson takes to the skies to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. For the first time civilians were the targets.

Episode 7 - The Safe House
June. 02,2014

A century after the start of the First World War, Louise Minchin reveals the story of Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire which was turned into a military hospital for injured Tommies.

Episode 8 - Despatches from Tyneside
June. 02,2014

Chris Jackson follows a community project creating a unique picture of the impact of conflict on those living and working on Tyneside with rarely-seen footage. Chris hears that Tyneside bore not just physical but deep emotional scars from World War I.

Episode 9 - The Trawlermen
June. 02,2014

Miranda Krestovnikoff examines the role of east coast fishermen in World War I and in particular finds out about the Grimsby trawler captain who left a Zeppelin crew to die and was accused by the Germans of being a war criminal.

Episode 10 - The Spies Who Loved Folkestone
June. 02,2014

Writer Anthony Horowitz learns how Folkestone became a hotbed of espionage and discovers the men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War.

Episode 11 - Whose Side Are You On?
June. 02,2014

Historian Professor Jean Seaton uncovers the story of industrial conflict in Devon during World War One.

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