People’s Century (Parts 10-12)

Synopsis: A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage.
10 (producer: John Bridcut): World War 2 from the perspective of civilian experience rather than military strategy. From London, Tokyo and Hamburg survivors recall the experience of watching homes burn and families die. Russian peasants remember entire villages razed by the Germans; Korean slave-laborours detail the brutality of Japanese camps.
11 (producer: Angus Macqueen): How the optimism that greeted the end World War 2 was overcome by suspicion and and fear as the Cold War took hold. Accounts of the Berlin Wall, erected in August 1961.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 165 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: out of distribution
Notes: Broadcast on BBC1 from 15/11/95.
Documentation: Accompanying book available separately.
Subjects: History
Keywords: Cold War; economic recovery; history of the 20th century; Marshall Plan; social history; World War II

Title: 1939: total war
Synopsis: 10 (producer: John Bridcut): World War 2 from the perspective of civilian experience rather than military strategy. From London, Tokyo and Hamburg survivors recall the experience of watching homes burn and families die. Russian peasants remember entire vi
Title: 1945: brave new world
Synopsis: 11 (producer: Angus Macqueen): How the optimism that greeted the end World War 2 was overcome by suspicion and and fear as the Cold War took hold. Accounts of the Berlin Wall, erected in August 1961.
Title: 1948: boomtime

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