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The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost is a war & politics and documentary TV series that premiered on Channel 4 on March 22, 2011. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "The Boys of 1918", aired on April 26, 2011.
Horrors of World War I are relived as last survivors tell their tales in this new series. A unique and harrowing six-part documentary series featuring testimonials from more than 100 WWI veterans. This culmination of interviews captured over the last 15 years has been put together in one series for the first time, along with historic newsreel footage and dramatic reconstructions. Winner of a Royal Television Society Documentary Award (2009), this breathtaking series is praised for providing a unique historical record of a lost generation.
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6 episodes · 1 season
2011 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago
Horrors of World War I are relived as last survivors tell their tales in this new series.
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In spring 1918 thousands of young British conscripts were sent to France to make up the numbers. Many were taken prisoner. But by the summer the tide began to turn and the boys of 1918 helped turn defeat into victory.
E5
The suffering of families at home in Britain. With the arrival of the dreaded telegram announcing the death of a loved one, family life changed forever.
E4
The story of 1917 and the terrible battle of Passchendaele. Many drowned in mud in battles that remains synonymous with the horror of mechanized warfare.
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The story of the human carnage that followed every battle and the struggle to save lives. We hear from nurses- and from men who were gassed, the shell shocked and the amputees who always remembered who saved them.
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In the summer of 1916 high hopes of a breakthrough that would end the war only ended in stalemate and tragedy.
E1
The declaration of war was greeted with a wave of patriotic euphoria as the British Expeditionary Force left for Belgium and 2 million men volunteered.
The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 26, 2011.
The most recent episode of The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost, Season 1 Episode 6 "The Boys of 1918", aired on April 26, 2011.
The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.
The Last Voices of WWI - A Generation Lost first aired on Channel 4 on March 22, 2011.
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