| Genre | Factual Historical drama |
|---|---|
| Writer | Joe Barton |
| Director |
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| Starring | Jefferson Hall Dominic Thorburn Theo Barklem-Biggs Calum Callaghan Luke Tittensor Paul Popplewell Michael Socha Lewis Reeves Stuart Graham Hannah Britland Gerard Kearns Luke Norris Chris Reilly Shaun Dooley Danny Walters |
| Theme music composer | Jon Opstad |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Num series | 1 |
| Num episodes | 3 |
| List episodes |
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| Producer | Susan Horth |
| Executive producer | Colin Barr |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Company | BBC Documentaries |
| Channel | BBC Three |
| First aired | 7 August 2014 |
| Last aired | 21 August 2014 |
Our World War is a 2014 British television drama mini-series based on first hand accounts of the soldiers who served in the First World War and how it affected people on the battlefield. The show was created by Joe Barton and directed by Bruce Goodison and Ben Chanan and was inspired by the 2012 BAFTA-winning series Our War. Episodes first aired on BBC Three on 7 August 2014 and concluded on 21 August, the release show was released as part of the 100 year commemoration of the beginning of the First World War.
The series featured three hour-long episodes featuring different accounts and stories and starring a new cast per each episode. The series starred such actors as Luke Tittensor, Jefferson Hall, Gerard Kearns, Michael Socha, Danny Walters, Dominic Thorburn and Theo Barklem-Biggs.
Production
The series makes use of modern film techniques like fixed, body-mounted cameras and overhead battle scene animations, alongside a modern soundtrack featuring artists such as PJ Harvey, to attract a new audience. Parts of episode one were filmed at The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent which doubled as the British HQ in Mons.[1]
Reception
While some reviewers described the soundtrack choice as "powerful"[2] and "beautiful",[3] others felt it trivialised the subject matter[4] and would quickly date.[5]
References
- ^ Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Our World War Article". Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Paul Reed. "BBC Our World War: Review of Ep1 – Mons"
- ^ Wollaston, Sam. "Our World War review – excellent, innovative and moving television". The Guardian
- ^ Jones, Ellen E. "One World War, TV review: Jarring modern touches mean Great War story badly misfires". The Independent. Archived 24 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Our World War, BBC Three, review: 'a whiff of spoof'". Telegraph