World War 1 in Colour

World War 1 in Colour is a six-episode television documentary series recounting the major events of World War I narrated by Kenneth Branagh.[1] The first of its six parts aired on 23 July 2003.[2] The series consists of colourised footage, with the colour of the images having been enhanced by computer-aided technology.[1]

World War 1 in Colour
GenreEducational
Based onWorld War I
Narrated byKenneth Branagh
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersPhilip Nugus (executive producer)
Jonathan Martin (producer/director)
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Running timeApproximately 312 minutes
Production companyNugus/Martin Productions Ltd.
DistributorFremantleMedia
Release
First shown in2003

The series investigates the development of warfare throughout the five years of World War 1 from all sides of the armed forces and also includes never before seen interviews from survivors of the Great War.[2]

Features

The series features interviews with a number of World War I veterans:

  • Arthur Barraclough (1898–2004)
  • Harry Patch (1898–2009), Britain's last survivor of the trenches
  • Fred Bunday (1900–2002)
  • Arthur Halestrap (1898–2004)
  • Hubert Williams (1895–2002), the last pilot of the Royal Flying Corps of WWI
  • Bill Stone (1900–2009), the penultimate Royal Navy veteran of WWI
  • Jack Davis (1895–2003), the last of Kitchener's Volunteers

Episodes
# Title Original air date
1"Catastrophe"23 July 2003 (2003-07-23)
Outbreak of World War 1
2"Slaughter in the Trenches"30 July 2003 (2003-07-30)
Combat on the Western Front
3"Blood in the Air"6 August 2003 (2003-08-06)
Conflict in the air
4"Killers of the Sea"13 August 2003 (2003-08-13)
Conflict on the seas
5"Mayhem on the Eastern Front"20 August 2003 (2003-08-20)
Combat on the Eastern Front
6"Victory and Despair"27 August 2003 (2003-08-27)
End of World War 1

DVD extras
  • 50 minute CGI special 'Tactics & Strategy'
  • 15 minutes of interviews with the production team ('Making the Series')

See also

References
  1. Bowser, Jacquie (8 November 2007). "Telegraph launches ad campaign for First World War giveaway". CampaignLive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. "World War 1 In Colour, Series 1". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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