The First World War: The People's Story

Tells the story of the first years of war in 1914 and 1915, culminating in the Battle of Loos when the Pals Battalions who had enthusiastically volunteered to serve had their first taste of the horror of mass industrialised warfare.

Tells the story of one of the most iconic and tragic battles in history through its last survivors and through families at home; when the troops went over the top in June 1916 they imagined this was the attack that would end the war.

Tells the story of the terrible battles of 1917 and 1918 and how Britain and her Allies turned a looming defeat into victory.