Long Shadow

Long Shadow

TV-PG2014•50m•8.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.5/10(2)

David Reynolds traces the legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and shaped the peace that followed.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 24, 2014

Last Aired

October 8, 2014

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Remembering and Understanding

E1

Remembering and Understanding

Air date: 2014-09-24

How attitudes to the Great War have changed from what they were in the aftermath of 1918.

Ballots and Bullets

E2

Ballots and Bullets

Air date: 2014-10-01

David Reynolds looks at how World War I gave birth to an age of turbulent mass democracy.

Us and Them

E3

Us and Them

Air date: 2014-10-08

David Reynolds argues that WWI made national identity a matter of 'us' versus 'them'.

Cast

David Reynolds

David Reynolds

Himself - Presenter

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