The Great War Interviews

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Filmed in the early 1960s, a selection of interviews from the BBC's series `The Great War', featuring eyewitness accounts of the conflict from both soldiers and civilians.

Frank Brent: Episode Image
Episode 1Frank Brent

Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli.

Katie Morter: Episode Image
Episode 2Katie Morter

Katie Morter, a civilian in Manchester, recalls a letter that broke her heart.

Henry Williamson: Episode Image
Episode 3Henry Williamson

Henry Williamson, a Private with the London Rifles, recalls the Christmas Truce of 1914.

Cecil Arthur Lewis: Episode Image
Episode 4Cecil Arthur Lewis

Cecil Arthur Lewis, a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, recalls WW1 dogfights.

Stefan Westmann: Episode Image
Episode 5Stefan Westmann

Stefan Westmann, a German Infantry Division Corporal, describes the act of killing.

Charles Carrington: Episode Image
Episode 6Charles Carrington

Charles Carrington of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment recalls his wartime experiences.

Mabel Lethbridge: Episode Image
Episode 7Mabel Lethbridge

Mabel Lethbridge, a munitions factory worker from London, recalls her perilous job.

John Willis Palmer: Episode Image
Episode 8John Willis Palmer

John W Palmer, a Signaller with the Royal Field Artillery, recalls his broken spirit.

Edward Glendinning: Episode Image
Episode 9Edward Glendinning

Edward Glendinning, a Private in the Sherwood Foresters, enlisted at the age of 17.

Horace Leslie Birks: Episode Image
Episode 10Horace Leslie Birks

Tank commander Horace Leslie Birks recalls what it was like in the first tanks.

Richard Henry Tobin: Episode Image
Episode 11Richard Henry Tobin

Richard H Tobin, Leading Seaman of the Royal Naval Division, describes trench warfare.

Edward Louis Spears: Episode Image
Episode 12Edward Louis Spears

Edward Louis Spears, a liaison officer between senior French and British forces.

Norman Macmillan: Episode Image
Episode 13Norman Macmillan

Norman Macmillan, an infantryman turned fighter pilot, recalls battles in the air.

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