The World at War
8.3
TV1973DocumentaryWar & PoliticsA documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it profoundly influenced.
Top Cast
Laurence Olivier
Narrator
Episodes
EP 1
A New Germany (1933–1939)
Oct 31, 1973•55m
EP 2
Distant War (September 1939–May 1940)
Nov 7, 1973•55m
EP 3
France Falls (May–June 1940)
Nov 14, 1973•55m
EP 4
Alone (May 1940–May 1941)
Nov 21, 1973•1h
EP 5
Barbarossa (June–December 1941)
Nov 28, 1973•1h
EP 6
Banzai! Japan (1931–1942)
Dec 5, 1973•1h
EP 7
On Our Way: U.S.A. (1939–1942)
Dec 12, 1973•1h
EP 8
The Desert: North Africa (1940–1943)
Dec 19, 1973•1h
EP 9
Stalingrad (June 1942-February 1943)
Jan 2, 1974•54m
EP 10
Wolfpack: U-Boats in the Atlantic (1939–1944)
Jan 16, 1974•54m
EP 11
Red Star: The Soviet Union (1941–1943)
Jan 23, 1974•55m
EP 12
Whirlwind: Bombing Germany (September 1939–April 1944)
Jan 30, 1974•55m
EP 13
Tough Old Gut: Italy (November 1942-June 1944)
Jan 30, 1974•53m
EP 14
It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma (1942–1944)
Feb 13, 1974•55m
EP 15
Home Fires: Britain (1940–1944)
Feb 20, 1974•55m
EP 16
Inside the Reich: Germany (1940–1944)
Feb 27, 1974•55m
EP 17
Morning (June–August 1944)
Mar 6, 1974•55m
EP 18
Occupation: Holland (1940–1944)
Mar 13, 1974•55m
EP 19
Pincers (August 1944–March 1945)
Mar 20, 1974•55m
EP 20
Genocide (1941–1945)
Mar 27, 1974•55m
EP 21
Nemesis (February–May 1945)
Apr 3, 1974•55m
EP 22
Japan (1941–1945)
Apr 10, 1974•53m
EP 23
Pacific - The Island to Island War (February 1942–July 1945)
Apr 17, 1974•53m
EP 24
The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)
Apr 24, 1974•55m
EP 25
Reckoning (April 1945)
May 1, 1974•54m
EP 26
Remember
May 8, 1974•52m
Information
Status
Ended
First Air Date
1973-10-31
Last Air Date
1974-05-08
Episode Runtime
1h
Seasons
1 Seasons
Total Episodes
26 Episodes
Original Language
German, English, French
Network
ITV1
