S01E08: The Fighter Plane | Horrible Histories

S01E08: The Cause of WWI | Horrible Histories

Outlining the causes of the war, as simply as possible-that is, not very.

S01E01: Lice wars | Horrible Histories

Animated skit about soldiers dealing with lice in the trenches in WWI.

Armistice Day 1918 | Witness History

On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of World War One finally fell silent. Listen to voices from the archives remembering that moment.

S01E01: Ready Steady Feast: Germans WWI | Horrible Histories

German wartime food substitutes in WWI (parody of Ready Steady Cook).

S01E04: Dodgy War Inventions: 16: Zeppelin airship | Horrible Histories

Dodgy War Inventions featuring the Zeppelin airship.

S01E04: TNT Hair Dye | Horrible Histories

TNT Hair Dye (advertisement).

S01E06: Lucky Charms | Horrible Histories

A soldier's frantic hunt for his lucky charms might prove lucky itself.

S01E06: Twisted Fairytale: The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe | Horrible Histories

Urinating on boots to soften the leather.

S01E02: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Days That Shook the World

How the duke's death led to the start of the First World War.

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory

Drama-documentary which offers a new perspective on the most infamous battle of World War I, revealing how it was on the Somme that the Bri...

1917 (2019)

During the First World War, two soldiers are ordered across no-man's-land and deep into enemy territory to deliver a message. If they fail, an entire battalion, ...

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

Transforming archive footage more than a century old, Peter Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell the story of World War I: the ...

The First World War: 02: Stalemate | History File

The second section explores why the war wasn't over by Christmas 1914 and what life was like in the trenches.

The First World War: 01: The Approach of War | History File

The first section asks who was to blame for the war.

00: Goes Back in Time | Operation Ouch!

Dr Chris and Dr Xand turn back the clock and look at what medicine was like in the First World War. They meet a Paralympian runner wh...

06: The Men Who Wouldn't Fight | Not Forgotten

In this special edition of Not Forgotten, Ian Hislop explores the powerful and often overlooked stories of conscientious objec...

A Scottish Soldier: A Lost Diary of WWI

Poet Jackie Kay tells the story of Arthur Roberts - one of thousands of black soldiers who fought in WWI. His diary provides a unique...

The First World War: 05: Making Peace | History File

The Treaty of Versailles has been widely criticised and many believe the Second World War was due to its failure. In thi...

S02E02: The Christmas Truce | Days That Shook the World

An account of Christmas Day in 1914, when German and British soldiers initiated a spontaneous truce across the frontl...

01: 1918 Western Front | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

The Snows visit Northern France to tell the story of the 1918 Battle of Amiens.