世界大战日记  

Dramdocumentarybasedonlettersandjournals,manyofwhichhaveneverbeenpublishedbefore,thistellsthestoryof1914-18solelythroughtheeyesofthosewholivedthroughit.Bringingtogether25broadcastersfromaroundtheworld,thisistelevision'sglobaleventforthecentennialofWorldWarI.In1914,mostpeople'sknowledgeofwarcomesfromschoolbooksandnewspapers.ButwhentheheirtotheAustrianthroneiskilledinSarajevo,thesystemofalliancesrunsitsinevitablecourse.FeaturingthestoriesofaScottishauxiliarynursewhoaccompaniestheBritisharmytoBelgiumasamatterofnationalHonor,ayoungCossackgirlwhofollowsherfatherintobattle,aGermanmotherwhoendurestheuntimelydeathofheronlyson,aFrenchschoolboywhowitnesseshiscountryunderoccupation,aGermanschoolgirlwhoisforbiddentouseFrenchwordsinclass,andanEnglishjournalistwhoseageisheldagainsthim.Theirdiariesfocusonwhatarchiveandhistoricalanalysiscannotreveal:personaltragedy,love,happiness,painandgrief.Throughgloriousdramaticreconstructionviewersexperiencethegreatestwarmankindhadeverseen,notfromtheperspectiveofwhatitwas,butofwhatitwaslikefromwithin.GreatWarDiariesrevealsthesimplehumanexperienceof1914-18,unsulliedbyhistoricalinterpretation.