A collection of recorded interviews where WW1 veterans bring to life the reality of the Battle of the Somme, the catastrophic campaign that began in the summer of 1916. S1 E2: The Battle of The Somme
The aftermath of every battle was human carnage. We hear the heartbreaking and demanding stories of the doctors and medical orderlies who tended to the wounded and dying. S1 E3: Saving The Wounded
The story of 1917's terrible battles at Arras and Passchendaele. Countless numbers drowned in mud during battles that remains synonymous with the horror of mechanised warfare. S1 E4: Horror In The Mud
We hear the stories from the families left behind who lived through the zeppelin raids and food shortages, and the worry of receiving a telegram of the death of a loved one. S1 E5: The Home Front
In 1918, tens of thousands of 18-year-old British conscripts were sent to France to make up the numbers. Many were taken prisoner but by the summer the tide had begun to turn. S1 E6: The Boys of 1918
When war was declared in 1914, it was greeted with patriotic euphoria, but the horror of the trenches was very different to soldiers expectations. S1 E1: The Call to Arms