19: The World At War
Number 1 in the Factual category
26-part history of World War II, using archive footage and personal testimonies of those involved. Set the standard for all archive-based documentaries which followed with its meticulous research and exacting standards of historical accuracy. The episode on the holocaust made a particular impact on first screening and was also notable for taking an hour of air time on commercial TV without an advertising break. Often repeated but never outdated. SB
ITV, 1973 - 1974
(Thames TV)
Producer(s): Jeremy Isaacs
Episode Producer(s): Neal Ascherson, Peter Batty, David
Elstein, Jerome Kuehl, Hugh Raggett, Ted Childs, Philip Whitehead, Angus
Calder, Michael Darlow, Charles Bloomberg, David Wheeler
Narrator: Laurence Olivier
Image ©: Pearson Television
