The First World War From Above

The read

It runs a compact 1h 0m.

Synopsis

The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective. Featuring two remarkable historical finds, including a piece of archive footage filmed from an airship in summer 1919, capturing the trenches and battlefields in a way that has rarely been seen before. It also features aerial photographs taken by First World War pilots - developed for the first time in over ninety years - that show not only the devastation inflicted during the fighting, but also quirks and human stories visible only from above.

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Key crew

• Mark RadiceDirector

Cast

• Fergal KeaneSelf - Host
• Jacques Trolley de PrévauxSelf - Pilot (archive footage)
• Nick SaundersSelf - Archeologist
• Dave ParrySelf - Aerial Photography Expert
• Birger StichelbautSelf - Archaeologist
• Peter BartonSelf - Historian
• Nigel SteelSelf - Historian
• Therese De La RouelleSelf - Survivor
• Aude Yung-de PrevauxSelf - Daughter of Jacques Trolley de Prevaux

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