World War One at Home

All Episodes 2014

  • 2018-01-08T00:00:00Zs at 2018-01-08T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z
  • 29m
  • 5h 19m (11 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • BBC
  • Documentary
A series of stories produced regionally within the UK each reflected a local relevance to WWI.

11 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x01 When the Whistle Blew

Series Premiere

1x01 When the Whistle Blew

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Rugby world cup winner Josh Lewsey tells the story of the ultimate sacrifice made by rugby and football players during the First World War and how they shaped the game as we know it today.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x02 The Equine Army

1x02 The Equine Army

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Saul David follows the story of hundreds of thousands of animals prepared in the West Country for the frontline.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x03 Royal Victoria Hospital

1x03 Royal Victoria Hospital

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Shocking stories of the World War I Hampshire hospital doctors who faked footage on cures for shellshock.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x04 Cadburys at War

1x04 Cadburys at War

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Brothers Laurence and Egbert Cadbury saw plenty of action during the First World War, but only one of them was a fighter. Former world champion boxer Richie Woodhall investigates the untold story of the chocolate king's sons, a tale full of conflict and conscience.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x05 The Killing Factories

1x05 The Killing Factories

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

How the war was won at home. Kate Adie tells the story of the women and men who produced the millions of shells needed for trench warfare.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x06 The Zeppelin Terror

1x06 The Zeppelin Terror

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Historian and aerial specialist Ben Robinson takes to the skies to trace the first air attacks on Britain by the Zeppelin. For the first time civilians were the targets.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x07 The Safe House

1x07 The Safe House

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

A century after the start of the First World War, Louise Minchin reveals the story of Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire which was turned into a military hospital for injured Tommies.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x08 Despatches from Tyneside

1x08 Despatches from Tyneside

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Chris Jackson follows a community project creating a unique picture of the impact of conflict on those living and working on Tyneside with rarely-seen footage. Chris hears that Tyneside bore not just physical but deep emotional scars from World War I.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x09 The Trawlermen

1x09 The Trawlermen

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Miranda Krestovnikoff examines the role of east coast fishermen in World War I and in particular finds out about the Grimsby trawler captain who left a Zeppelin crew to die and was accused by the Germans of being a war criminal.

1x10 The Spies Who Loved Folkestone

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Writer Anthony Horowitz learns how Folkestone became a hotbed of espionage and discovers the men, women and children who risked their lives operating as spooks during the First World War.

2014-06-01T23:00:00Z

1x11 Whose Side Are You On?

1x11 Whose Side Are You On?

  • 2014-06-01T23:00:00Z29m

Historian Professor Jean Seaton uncovers the story of industrial conflict in Devon during World War One.

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