World War One at Home

2014
World War One at Home

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EP1 When the Whistle Blew Jun 02, 2014

Rugby world cup winner Josh Lewsey tells the story of the ultimate sacrifice made by rugby and football players during the First World War and how they shaped the game as we know it today.

EP2 The Equine Army Jun 02, 2014

Saul David follows the story of hundreds of thousands of animals prepared in the West Country for the frontline.

EP3 Royal Victoria Hospital Jun 02, 2014

Shocking stories of the World War I Hampshire hospital doctors who faked footage on cures for shellshock.

EP4 Cadburys at War Jun 02, 2014

Brothers Laurence and Egbert Cadbury saw plenty of action during the First World War, but only one of them was a fighter. Former world champion boxer Richie Woodhall investigates the untold story of the chocolate king's sons, a tale full of conflict and conscience.

EP5 The Killing Factories Jun 02, 2014

How the war was won at home. Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells needed for trench warfare.

EP6 The Zeppelin Terror Jun 02, 2014

Historian and aerial specialist Ben Robinson takes to the skies to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. For the first time civilians were the targets.

EP7 The Safe House Jun 02, 2014

A century after the start of the First World War, Louise Minchin reveals the story of Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire which was turned into a military hospital for injured Tommies.

EP8 Despatches from Tyneside Jun 02, 2014

Chris Jackson follows a community project creating a unique picture of the impact of conflict on those living and working on Tyneside with rarely-seen footage. Chris hears that Tyneside bore not just physical but deep emotional scars from World War I.

EP9 The Trawlermen Jun 02, 2014

Miranda Krestovnikoff examines the role of east coast fishermen in World War I and in particular finds out about the Grimsby trawler captain who left a Zeppelin crew to die and was accused by the Germans of being a war criminal.

EP10 The Spies Who Loved Folkestone Jun 02, 2014

Writer Anthony Horowitz learns how Folkestone became a hotbed of espionage and discovers the men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War.

EP11 Whose Side Are You On? Jun 02, 2014

Historian Professor Jean Seaton uncovers the story of industrial conflict in Devon during World War One.
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Released: 02 June 2014 Returning Series
Producted By: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
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A series of stories produced regionally within the UK each reflected a local relevance to WWI.

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