The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)

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.

First aired

1996-11-10

Genres

Documentary

Seasons

1 (8 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Jay Winter, Blaine Baggett

TMDB rating

8.4/10 from 5 votes