Contemporary photographs, dramatised diary readings and interviews with veterans exploring key themes of World War One.
Chapter 1 : Volunteering and recruitment
August 1914. The Great War has commenced. Find out how Britain reacted to the news - was it with great anticipation or pure dread?
Chapter 2 : Night patrol
June 1915. Pitch black. Silent except stray gun fire. Follow a working party out to No Man's Land to investigate the enemy lines.
Chapter 3 : Life in the trenches
The living conditions in the trenches were notoriously harsh. Experience a journey to the front line and an insight into daily routine in the trenches.
Chapter 4 : Over the top
After all the waiting, Zero Hour arrives. Find out how front line soldiers faced up to this terrifying prospect.
Chapter 5 : Gas attack
The horrifying effects of chemical warfare became all too apparent in World War One. How did soldiers defend themselves from these vicious attacks?
Chapter 6 : Injury and shell shock
The number of casualties caused by four years of fighting reached incomprehensible figures. Discover how medical staff were fighting their own battle behind the front lines.
Credits
The World War One movies contain photographs and written archive material reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London, as well as photographs reproduced courtesy of David Bilton. Siegfried Sassoon poetry copyright Siegfried Sassoon by kind permission of George Sassoon.
Historical consultant: Malcolm Brown
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