Reel Life Colour of War - The British Story Unknown Warriors
A remarkable "colourised" account of Britain's holding-of-the-line against the Germans during WWII. In the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill declared: "The whole of the warring nations are engaged, not only soldiers, but the entire population, men, women and children . . . This is the war of the unknown warriors".
Primary Title
- Reel Life
Secondary Title
- Colour of War - The British Story
Episode Title
- Unknown Warriors
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 3 October 2001
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A remarkable "colourised" account of Britain's holding-of-the-line against the Germans during WWII. In the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill declared: "The whole of the warring nations are engaged, not only soldiers, but the entire population, men, women and children . . . This is the war of the unknown warriors".
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- War
Hosts
- Patrick MacNee (Narrator)
Contributors
- Martin Smith (Executive producerProducer)
- Alistair Waddington (Executive Producer)
- Stewart Binns (Series Producer)
- Lucy Carter (Producer)
- Lucy Carter (Director)
- TWI / Carlton Television (Production Unit)