The World at War

The World at War was a 1974 television documentary series on the Second World War, the events that led up to it, and those that followed in its wake. The series was produced by Jeremy Isaacs for Thames Television.

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1974 - Television - Documentary - Second World War - Jeremy Isaacs - Thames Television

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The series interviewed leading members of the Allied and Axis campaigns, including eyewitness accounts by civilians, enlisted men, officers, and politicians, among them Albert Speer, Karl Dönitz, Jimmy Stewart, Bill Mauldin, Curtis LeMay, Lord Mountbatten, Alger Hiss, Paul Tibbets, Anthony Eden, and historian Stephen Ambrose. It is often viewed as the definitive television history of the Second World War. However, at the time of its production many aspects of the war remained secret, such as the code-breaking activities at Bletchley Park.

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Allied - Axis - Albert Speer - Karl Dönitz - Jimmy Stewart - Bill Mauldin - Curtis LeMay - Lord Mountbatten - Alger Hiss - Paul Tibbets - Anthony Eden - Stephen Ambrose - Bletchley Park

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In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The World at War was placed 19th.

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100 Greatest British Television Programmes - British Film Institute - 2000

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The series was narrated by Sir Laurence Olivier. The score was written by Carl Davis.

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Laurence Olivier - Carl Davis

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