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The World at War catch up

Total number of episodes:1364Last broadcast:11/12/2023 at 18:00
Rating:3.5 of 5 (1369x)
Series 1

NewSeries 1, Episode 16 - Inside the Reich

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Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies.

NewSeries 1, Episode 20 - Genocide

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How did Heinrich Himmler plan to realise Hitler's vision of a pure Aryan Germany? Actor Laurence Olivier explains as he narrates the acclaimed documentary series about WWII.

NewSeries 1, Episode 19 - Pincers

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Laurence Olivier provides the narration to this World War II retrospective. Hear how 1944 saw the steady disintegration of the German war machine, as the Allies advanced.

NewSeries 1, Episode 18 - Occupation

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Hear how the Netherlands lived under Nazi rule for four years and how its people decided where their loyalties lay. Narrated by the the late, great Laurence Olivier.

NewSeries 1, Episode 17 - Morning

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England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all.

NewSeries 1, Episode 16 - Inside the Reich

3.0 2 x
Laurence Olivier narrates this 26-part series, a milestone in TV history. Germany's progress loses momentum as the tide of the war turns in favour of the Allies.

NewSeries 1, Episode 15 - Home Fires

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World War II as told by the late Laurence Olivier. Hear more about life on the British Home Front, a time of gas masks, digging for victory and evacuation.

NewSeries 1, Episode 15 - Home Fires

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World War II as told by the late Laurence Olivier. Hear more about life on the British Home Front, a time of gas masks, digging for victory and evacuation.

NewSeries 1, Episode 14 - It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

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Laurence Olivier narrates the acclaimed documentary series on WWII. Hear how Japanese advances across Asia forced the Allies into ignominious retreat.
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Series 1, Episode 17 - Morning

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England became a supply dump as the British and Americans assembled the largest invasion fleet in history for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944. Laurence Olivier tells all.
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