The World at War
The World at War is a British television documentary series with 26 episodes that chronicles the events of WWII. It was the most costly series ever made at the time of its completion in1973, costing £900,000. Jeremy Isaacs produced the film, which features Laurence Olivier as the narrator and a Carl Davis-composed score. To accompany the TV series, Mark Arnold-Forster wrote The World at War, which was published in 1973. The World at War has received critical acclaim since its completion and is now considered a watershed moment in British television history. Following its completion, and with the Second World War still fresh in many people's memories, producer Jeremy Isaacs was regarded as forerunner in revitalizing military history studies. The series concentrated on portraying the conflict's horrific human experiences, including how life and death affected soldiers, sailors and airmen, civilians, sad victims of tyranny, and concentration camp inmates during the war years.