Long Shadow

Documentary 2014

Available on FilmRise, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

In this acclaimed BBC documentary, professor David Reynolds traces the legacy of World War I through 100 years and across 10 different countries, examining how the great War haunted a generation and shaped the peace that followed.

Documentary 2014

TV-PG

Starring David Reynolds

EPISODE 1

Remembering and Understanding

David Reynolds shows how the common perception of the Great War as futile slaughter has been molded over time.

49 min · Nov 15, 2006 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Ballots and Bullets

David Reynolds examines the intriguing paradox of the Great War - that it was not caused by profound political or ideological divisions, but created them in its wake.

48 min · Nov 15, 2006 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Us and Them

David Reynolds argues that the Great War made national identity a stark either-or issue, a matter of "us" versus "them." He traces recurrent struggles and nationalist uprisings due to empire-building by Hitler, Stalin and, latterly, the European Union in the century since 1914.

49 min · Nov 15, 2006 TV-PG

David Reynolds

Host
James Evans

Producer

About

Long Shadow

DOCUMENTARY

In this acclaimed BBC documentary, professor David Reynolds traces the legacy of World War I through 100 years and across 10 different countries, examining how the great War haunted a generation and shaped the peace that followed.

Information

Studio: XiveTV; Xive TV
Released: 2014
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (Australia)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AD, AAC, CC, SDH)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.