World War 1 in Colour is a six-episode television documentary series recounting the major events of World War I narrated by Kenneth Branagh.[1] The first of its six parts aired on 23 July 2003.[2] The series consists of colourised footage, with the colour of the images having been enhanced by computer-aided technology.[1] It reportedly took 400 technicians over a period of five months to colourise the footage.[3]
| World War 1 in Colour | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Based on | World War I |
| Directed by | Jonathan Martin |
| Narrated by | Kenneth Branagh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Philip Nugus |
| Producer | Jonathan Martin |
| Production location | United Kingdom |
| Running time | Approximately 312 minutes |
| Production company | Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Release | 23 July – 27 August 2003 |
The series investigates the development of warfare throughout the five years of World War 1 from all sides of the armed forces and also includes never before seen interviews from survivors of the Great War.[2] In 2005, the series was released on DVD in the United States. The DVD is presented as two discs, with three episodes apiece on the two discs.[3]
Features
editThe series features interviews with a number of World War I veterans:
- Arthur Barraclough (1898–2004)
- Harry Patch (1898–2009), Britain's last survivor of the trenches
- Fred Bunday (1900–2002)
- Arthur Halestrap (1898–2004)
- Hubert Williams (1896–2002),[4] the last pilot of the Royal Flying Corps of WWI
- Bill Stone (1900–2009), the penultimate Royal Navy veteran of WWI
- Jack Davis (1895–2003), the last of Kitchener's Volunteers
Episodes
edit| # | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Catastrophe" | 23 July 2003 | |
|
Outbreak of World War 1 | |||
| 2 | "Slaughter in the Trenches" | 30 July 2003 | |
|
Combat on the Western Front | |||
| 3 | "Blood in the Air" | 6 August 2003 | |
|
Conflict in the air | |||
| 4 | "Killers of the Sea" | 13 August 2003 | |
|
Conflict on the seas | |||
| 5 | "Mayhem on the Eastern Front" | 20 August 2003 | |
|
Combat on the Eastern Front | |||
| 6 | "Victory and Despair" | 27 August 2003 | |
|
End of World War 1 | |||
DVD extras
edit- 50 minute CGI special Tactics & Strategy
- 15 minutes of interviews with the production team (Making the Series)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bowser, Jacquie (8 November 2007). "Telegraph launches ad campaign for First World War giveaway". CampaignLive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b "World War 1 In Colour, Series 1". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b "World War 1 In Colour (2003)". cosmolearning.org. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "World War I in Color HD - Episode 1 - Catastrophe". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.