‘Genocide’, the Holocaust episode of #TheWorldatWar, first aired #OnThisDay 50 years ago. Does it stand the test of time?

🔓 To mark the anniversary, we’ve relaxed the paywall for the next 7 days. Find it at https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/world-war-and-holocaust-50

‘Genocide’, the Holocaust episode of #TheWorldatWar, was pioneering when it first aired. Does it stand the test of time?

🔓 As we approach the episode’s 50th anniversary, @joseph_cronin’s article is free to read for the next 7 days at https://buff.ly/4a3I1Qy

There were two Great War documentaries that could not be made today. One was about the Great War by the BBC in the 1960s. The second, made by ITV, which could not have been done without the tireless work by researchers like Susan McConachy and Raye Farr, who found ways to get people to talk. #TheWorldAtWar turns 50 this year, and I still remember haunting scenes from it, 40 years after I first saw it. Maybe more people should watch it.

https://unherd.com/2023/10/the-world-at-wars-unbearable-poignancy/?tl_inbound=1&tl_groups[0]=18743&tl_period_type=3

Wondering why penalties for #protest are being made more draconian in #Australia?

> "If #Germany was to be strong again, Germany must re-arm. A people frightened by #war had to become once more familiar with #arms."

~ The World At War (1973): EP01 - A New Germany (1933-1939)

#aNewGermany #aukus #nazism2p0 #TheWorldAtWar #documentary #nuclearSubmarines

In my current state, I’ve started watching #TheWorldAtWar, which was an #ITV #TV #series about the history of the #SecondWorldWar. This was when people could make 26 one-hour episodes that really went into the depths of a topic and tried to have at least some level of objectivity. The somewhat alarming thing is how things today are resonating with it.

#History #BritishTV