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The World at War (1973–74)

Main title from the Thames Television series, The World at War (1973-74) — The World at War (1973-74) opening credits

The World at War

(1973–74)

| TV Programme | United Kingdom | Colour | Documentary, History, War

| Stars: Laurence Olivier, Averell Harriman, J Lawton Collins

Today at 10pm on Yesterday (Episode: Desert – The War in North Africa)

1970s World War II documentary series, narrated by Laurence Olivier

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Main title from the Thames Television series, The World at War (1973-74)

The Desert (1973, S1, Ep 8)

Today at 10pm on Yesterday

Monday at 12am on Yesterday

The desert war, starting with Italy’s unsuccessful invasion of Egypt and the successive attacks and counter-attacks between Germany and Commonwealth forces, and the Afrika Korps’s eventual defeat at El Alamein.

Main title from the 1973 ‘A New Germany’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1)

A New Germany (1973, S1, Ep 1)

Tomorrow at 5pm on Yesterday

Sunday at 11pm on Yesterday

The rebirth of Germany and growth in power of the Nazi Party leading up to the outbreak of war.

Main title from the 1973 ‘Distant War’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1)

Distant War (1973, S1, Ep 2)

Monday at 5pm on Yesterday

The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the ‘phony war’, failure in Norway and the elevation of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister.

Episode guide (26 episodes)

Season 1 (26 episodes)

1-1) A New Germany (1973)
1-2) Distant War (1973)
1-3) France Falls (1973)
1-4) Alone (1973)
1-5) Barbarossa (1973)
1-6) Banzai! (1973)
1-7) On Our Way (1973)
1-8) The Desert (1973)
1-9) Stalingrad (1974)
1-10) Wolf Pack (1974)
1-11) Red Star (1974)
1-12) Whirlwind (1974)
1-13) Tough Old Gut (1974)
1-14) It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1974)
1-15) Home Fires (1974)
1-16) Inside the Reich (1974)
1-17) Morning (1974)
1-18) Occupation (1974)
1-19) Pincers (1974)
1-20) Genocide (1974)
1-21) Nemesis (1974)
1-22) Japan (1974)
1-23) Pacific (1974)
1-24) The Bomb (1974)
1-25) Reckoning (1974)
1-26) Remember (1974)

Pictures

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Main title from the 1974 ‘Pincers’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). August 1944 – March 1945 — The World at War (1973-74) | Pincers (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pincers’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). August 1944 – March 1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pincers’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Pincers (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pincers’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Holland 1940-1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Occupation (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Holland 1940-1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Occupation (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Morning’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June – August 1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Morning (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Morning’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June – August 1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Morning’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Morning (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Morning’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Inside the Reich’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Germany 1940-1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Inside the Reich (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Inside the Reich’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Germany 1940-1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Inside the Reich’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Inside the Reich (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Inside the Reich’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). 1941-1945 — The World at War (1973-74) | Genocide (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). 1941-1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Genocide (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Whirlwind’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Bombing Germany September 1939 – April 1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Whirlwind (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Whirlwind’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Bombing Germany September 1939 – April 1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Whirlwind’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Whirlwind (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Whirlwind’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Tough Old Gut’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). November 1942 – June 1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Tough Old Gut (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Tough Old Gut’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). November 1942 – June 1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Tough Old Gut’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Tough Old Gut (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Tough Old Gut’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Burma 1942-1944 — World at War| It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Burma 1942-1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — World at War | It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Home Fires’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Britain 1940-1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Home Fires (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Home Fires’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Britain 1940-1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Home Fires’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Home Fires (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Home Fires’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Red Star’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). The Soviet Union 1941-1943 — The World at War (1973-74) | Red Star (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Red Star’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). The Soviet Union 1941-1943.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Red Star’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Red Star (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Red Star’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Wolf Pack’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944 — The World at War (1973-74) | Wolf Pack (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Wolf Pack’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). U-Boats in the Atlantic 1939-1944.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Wolf Pack’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Wolf Pack (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Wolf Pack’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Stalingrad’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June 1942-February 1943 — The World at War (1973-74) | Stalingrad (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Stalingrad’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June 1942-February 1943.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Stalingrad’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Stalingrad (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Stalingrad’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘On Our Way’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). USA 1939-1942 — The World at War (1973-74) | On Our Way (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘On Our Way’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). USA 1939-1942.

Main title from the 1973 ‘On Our Way’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | On Our Way (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘On Our Way’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘Barbarossa’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June-December 1941 — The World at War (1973-74) | Barbarossa (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Barbarossa’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). June-December 1941.

Main title from the 1973 ‘Barbarossa’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Barbarossa (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Barbarossa’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘Banzai!’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Japan 1931-1942 — The World at War (1973-74) | Banzai! (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Banzai!’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). Japan 1931-1942.

Main title from the 1973 ‘Banzai!’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Banzai! (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Banzai!’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘Alone’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). May 1940-May 1941 — The World at War (1973-74) | Alone (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Alone’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). May 1940-May 1941.

Main title from the 1973 ‘Alone’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Alone (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Alone’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘France Falls’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). May-June 1940 — The World at War (1973-74) | France Falls (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘France Falls’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). May-June 1940.

Main title from the 1973 ‘France Falls’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | France Falls (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘France Falls’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘Distant War’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). September 1939 – May 1940 — The World at War (1973-74) | Distant War (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Distant War’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). September 1939 – May 1940.

Main title from the 1973 ‘Distant War’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | Distant War (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘Distant War’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Main title from the 1973 ‘A New Germany’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). 1933-1939 — The World at War (1973-74) | A New Germany (1973) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1973 ‘A New Germany’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). 1933-1939.

Main title from the 1973 ‘A New Germany’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1) — The World at War (1973-74) | A New Germany (1973) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1973 ‘A New Germany’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1).

Photo of Laurence Oliver narrating The World at War (1973-4). The actor is in rolled-up shirt sleeves while reading the script in front of a microphone — Laurence Olivier narrates The World at War (1973-4) photo (1)

Photo of Laurence Oliver narrating The World at War (1973-4). The actor is in rolled-up shirt sleeves while reading the script in front of a microphone.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Remember’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Remember (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Remember’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Reckoning’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). 1945… and after — The World at War (1973-1974) | Reckoning (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Reckoning’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). 1945… and after.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Reckoning’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Reckoning (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Reckoning’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘The Bomb’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). February-September 1945 — The World at War (1973-1974) | The Bomb (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘The Bomb’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). February-September 1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘The Bomb’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | The Bomb (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘The Bomb’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pacific’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). February 1942 – July 1945 — The World at War (1973-1974) | Pacific (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pacific’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). February 1942 – July 1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pacific’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Pacific (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Pacific’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Japan’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). 1941-1945 — The World at War (1973-1974) | Japan (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Japan’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). 1941-1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Japan’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Japan (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Japan’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Nemesis’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). Germany. February-May 1945 — The World at War (1973-1974) | Nemesis (1974) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Nemesis’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (2). Germany. February-May 1945.

Main title from the 1974 ‘Nemesis’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Nemesis (1974) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1974 ‘Nemesis’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) (1).

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974) — The World at War (1973-1974) | Occupation (1974) opening credits

Main title from the 1974 ‘Occupation’ episode of The World at War (1973-1974).

Main title from the Thames Television series, The World at War (1973-74) — The World at War (1973-74) opening credits

Main title from the Thames Television series, The World at War (1973-74).

Production

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Jeremy Isaacs 3 episodes: Producer / Writer

David Elstein 7 episodes: Director / Producer / Writer

Michael Darlow 5 episodes: Director / Producer

Peter Batty 13 episodes: Producer / Writer

Martin Smith 5 episodes: Director / Producer

John Pett 7 episodes: Director / Producer

Jerome Kuehl 4 episodes: Producer / Writer

Ted Childs 5 episodes: Director / Producer

Phillip Whitehead 3 episodes: Producer

Hugh Raggett 5 episodes: Director / Producer

Neal Ascherson 3 episodes: Writer

Laurence Thompson 2 episodes: Writer

Charles Bloomberg 2 episodes: Writer

Stuart Hood 1 episode: Writer

David Wheeler 2 episodes: Writer

Courtney Browne 1 episode: Writer

J P W Mallalieu 1 episode: Writer

Charles Douglas-Home 1 episode: Writer

John Williams 2 episodes: Writer

Angus Calder 1 episode: Writer

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Thames Television: Production company