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 when it was completed in 1973, costing £900,000. Jeremy Isaacs produced the film, which features Laurence Olivier as the narrator and a Carl Davis-composed score. Mark Arnold-Forster wrote a book, The World at War, to go along with the TV series, which was issued 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 reviving military history studies. The series concentrated on portraying the conflict's catastrophic human experiences, including how soldiers, sailors, and airmen, civilians, sad victims of tyranny, and concentration camp inmates dealt with life and death during the war years.