The Crimean War

Season 1
"Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred," "The Charge of the Light Brigade" By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Crimean War details the charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, the later Battle of Inkerman and the work of Florence Nightingale. In addition, we see the reasons behind the war and the aftermath of its combatants in Britain, Germany, Italy, Romania and Russia.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Reason Why
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    January 5, 2018
    51min
    13+
    The first program looks at the reasons behind the war, and why Britain allied itself against Imperial Russia.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Valley of Death
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    January 5, 2018
    51min
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    This program looks at the epic charge of the Light Brigade, when a misunderstood Order sent troops straight into the main Russian artillery during the Battle of Balaclava. It also looks at the later Battle of Inkerman and the work of Florence Nightingale.
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  3. S1 E3 - War and Peace
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    January 5, 2018
    51min
    13+
    The final program looks at the aftermath of the war with Germany, with Italy and Romania springing up from the ashes of the confrontation. Meanwhile, in defeated Russia, the peasants and serfs where sowing the seeds of a future revolution.
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul language
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Mick Gold
Producers
Paul Kerr
Studio
Total Content Digital
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