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

The World at War (1973–74)

It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow

(1974)

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| TV Episode | United Kingdom | B&W | Documentary, History, War | 52min
| Stars: Laurence Olivier, Walter Boller, Sydney Bowers
| E14 | 6th February, 1974

The jungle war in Burma and India – what it ‘lacked in scale was made up in savagery’

The World at War (1973-74) opening credits
The World at War (1973–74)
1970s World War II documentary series, narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Episode cast

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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
Himself – Narrator
Walter Boller
Himself – Major, ROAC
Sydney Bowers
Himself – Sergeant, RAF
Leonard Brown
Himself – Private, 14th Army
Michael Calvert
Himself – Chindit Commander
Gilbert Collins
Himself – Gunner, 14th Army
Neville G Hogan
Himself – Capt, 14th Army
Urikuro Honda
Himself – Japanese Imperial Army
Vera Lynn
Herself – Morale Booster
Louis Mountbatten
Himself – Supreme Allied Commander SEAC
Teruo Okada
Himself – Japanese Imperial Army
J G Smyth
Himself – 17th Div, Burma
Freddie Tomkins
Himself – Sergeant, 14th Army
William Slim
Himself – Commander, 14th Army (archive footage)
Orde Wingate
Himself – British General, Chindit Campaigns (archive footage)
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Pictures

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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)

Production

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John Pett
Director / Producer
John Williams
Writer

Companies

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Thames Television
Production company