The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

“Documentary series telling the history of the Great War, in which nine million people perished.”

• 1996
• •
• Ended

• Documentary

★ 8.4 TMDB Rating · 5 votes

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 by

Jay Winter , Blaine Baggett

Seasons

1

Episodes

8

First aired

Nov 10, 1996

Networks

PBS

Original language

English

Origin

United States