The World at War

[350GT]

Just started episode one of this monster documentary. It's been quite a few years since I last sat down and watched. It is, in my opinion, by FAR the best, most intricate, and the most moving of all the WWII documentaries out there. halfway through the first episode and I would recommend this bit of this historical masterpiece to anyone. Show it to the kids, for it seems to me that history is going the way of Hollywood, and we need fto redress that balance... Go and get it!!!

[LHD]

The best war documentary that's ever been on TV.

The Nazi's - A Warning From History is pretty close behind though.

[dudleybloke]

iv got the series and making of film on original vhs.
going to get round to converting them to digital sooner or later.
also need to do my wings of the luftwaffe set.

[350GT]

The set I have has already been digitised.. Came with the full series, the bonus bits, an Auschwitz documentary, and 2 extra episodes with other bits and bobs on... It's 20gb all in.

[moosepig]

+1

First screened in 1973!! Back then, they made proper documentaries for people with more than 20 seconds attention span. Some of the best TV ever made IMHO.

[350GT]

Oh, and I finally got a copy of 'Dunkirk' sith Sire John Mill starring! Woohooo! A good day indeed.

[deviant]

moosepig said:

+1

First screened in 1973!! Back then, they made proper documentaries for people with more than 20 seconds attention span. Some of the best TV ever made IMHO.

And they were not afraid to use footage and ask questions that today would have people wailing about showing respect for the war dead. Another great thing about the series is that some key figures were still alive during its filming and it was still recent enough history for the people in the films to remember with a clarity they dont have now.

[strudel]

350GT said:

The set I have has already been digitised.. Came with the full series, the bonus bits, an Auschwitz documentary, and 2 extra episodes with other bits and bobs on... It's 20gb all in.

So in otherwords, you've downloaded it, not bought it?

[Eric Mc]

And, it's amazing to think these days, it was made by an ITV channel (Thames).

Possibly the greatest documentary series ever made.

[LukeBird]

LHD said:

The Nazi's - A Warning From History is pretty close behind though.

That is another very good series.

[grumbledoak]

I've recently borrowed the box set from a mate. That rather gimmicky DVD 'menu' is damned annoying, but it is an incredible series; as close to 'fair' and accurate as I think you could get. Harrowing, in parts, but given the subject material...

[Eric Mc]

LukeBird said:

LHD said:

The Nazi's - A Warning From History is pretty close behind though.

That is another very good series.

I have that on DVD too. Very good.

[350GT]

strudel said:

350GT said:

The set I have has already been digitised.. Came with the full series, the bonus bits, an Auschwitz documentary, and 2 extra episodes with other bits and bobs on... It's 20gb all in.

So in otherwords, you've downloaded it, not bought it?

Indeed... And quite some time it took too.

[Frankeh]

This is going on my download list.

[T89 Callan]

I bought it on DVD for £30 a few months ago, it is absolutely superb.

The best documentary I have ever seen and a must watch for everyone.

[Eric Mc]

I was in secondary school at the time it was first shown (1973/74) and we were ordered to watch it by our history teacher.

I do find some of the graphic devices used rather quaint now. They rather remind me of the opening titles of "Dad's Army" or some of Tery Gilliam's Monty Python animations.

Edited by Eric Mc on Monday 17th August 15:37

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

I was in secondary school at the time it was first shown (1973/74) and we were ordered to watch it by our history teacher.

Ditto - and I recorded it off Sky earlier this year for my son to watch - WWII & the Cold War are on the GCSE History syllabus at the moment

[Eric Mc]

It was considered such a good series, that our teacher essentially ignored WW2 completely and advised us to just watch the programme for all the details. We copvered the causes of the war in the classroom - but the war itself we ignored.