World War 1 in Colour is a six-episode television documentary series recounting the major events of World War I narrated by Kenneth Branagh.[1] The first of its six parts aired on 23 July 2003.[2] The series consists of colourised footage, with the colour of the images having been enhanced by computer-aided technology.[1] It reportedly took 400 technicians over a period of five months to colourise the footage.[3]

World War 1 in Colour
GenreEducational
Based onWorld War I
Directed byJonathan Martin
Narrated byKenneth Branagh
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerPhilip Nugus
ProducerJonathan Martin
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Running timeApproximately 312 minutes
Production companyNugus/Martin Productions Ltd.
Original release
Release23 July (2003-07-23) –
27 August 2003 (2003-08-27)

The series investigates the development of warfare throughout the five years of World War 1 from all sides of the armed forces and also includes never before seen interviews from survivors of the Great War.[2] In 2005, the series was released on DVD in the United States. The DVD is presented as two discs, with three episodes apiece on the two discs.[3]

Features

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The series features interviews with a number of World War I veterans:

Episodes

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# Title Original air date
1"Catastrophe"23 July 2003 (2003-07-23)
Outbreak of World War 1
2"Slaughter in the Trenches"30 July 2003 (2003-07-30)
Combat on the Western Front
3"Blood in the Air"6 August 2003 (2003-08-06)
Conflict in the air
4"Killers of the Sea"13 August 2003 (2003-08-13)
Conflict on the seas
5"Mayhem on the Eastern Front"20 August 2003 (2003-08-20)
Combat on the Eastern Front
6"Victory and Despair"27 August 2003 (2003-08-27)
End of World War 1

DVD extras

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  • 50 minute CGI special Tactics & Strategy
  • 15 minutes of interviews with the production team (Making the Series)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bowser, Jacquie (8 November 2007). "Telegraph launches ad campaign for First World War giveaway". CampaignLive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "World War 1 In Colour, Series 1". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "World War 1 In Colour (2003)". cosmolearning.org. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "World War I in Color HD - Episode 1 - Catastrophe". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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