The Great War on the Small Screen: representing the First World War in contemporary Britain

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-115
Author(s):  
Wendy Burke
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
Small Screen ◽  
Contemporary Britain

A New History for a New Channel: The Great War and the Launch of BBC2

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Downing
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Television History ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
Intense Debate ◽  
Do So

This article considers the making of the BBC2 series, The Great War, and examines issues around the treatment and presentation of the First World War on television, the reception of the series in 1964 and its impact on the making of television history over the last fifty years. The Great War combined archive film with interviews from front-line soldiers, nurses and war workers, giving a totally new feel to the depiction of history on television. Many aspects of The Great War were controversial and raised intense debate at the time and have continued to do so ever since.

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