Long Shadow
The legacy of World War I is examined in depth.
- 2014-2014
- 1 season
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
The legacy of World War I is examined in depth.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
Remembering & Understanding
49 mins
Reynolds confronts the stereotypical view of the Great War as a futile slaughter, mired in mud and trenches, poets and poppies. To counteract this misperception, he returns to the immediate aftermath in Britain and Germany and then traces how opinions changed during the Second World War and beyond.
Episode 2
Ballots & Bullets
48 mins
David Reynolds examines the intriguing paradox of the Great War - that it was not caused by profound political or ideological divisions, but created them in its wake.
Episode 3
Us & Them
50 mins
The Great War shattered empires and unleashed nationalist fervor across Europe. David Reynolds visits the Sudetenland and Versailles to explore how the new nation-states that emerged from the ruins of the Habsburg Empire destabilized Europe for much of the 20th century.