Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It was narrated by Dame Judi Dench in the UK and Salome Jens in the United States. The series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: one for Jeremy Irons for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, the other for Outstanding Informational Series. In 1997, it was given a Peabody Award.
Created byJay Winter, Blaine Baggett
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- November 10, 1996
- Last aired
- December 29, 1996
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Salome Jens
Narrator (voice)
- Created by
- Jay WinterBlaine Baggett
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