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I Was There: The Great War Interviews

Season 1
In the early 1960s, the BBC interviewed 280 eyewitnesses of the First World War for the series, The Great War. Using never-before-seen footage from these interviews, this groundbreaking history documentary illuminates the poignant human experience of the war through the eyes of those who fought, lived through and survived it.
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  1. S1 E1 - I Was There: The Great War Interviews
    March 13, 2014
    50min
    7+
    In the early 1960s, the BBC interviewed 280 eyewitnesses of the First World War for the series, The Great War. Using never-before-seen footage from these interviews, this groundbreaking history documentary illuminates the poignant human experience of the war through the eyes of those who fought, lived through and survived it.
    Free trial of BBC Select

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Directors
Detlef Siebert
Producers
Mike Connolly
Studio
BBC
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