TV series

Our World War

2014 · 1 season

Immersive and harrowing, it drops you into the trenches through visceral first-person detail, making history feel immediate and personal.

Overview: Our World War is a gripping factual drama series offering viewers first-hand experience of the extraordinary bravery of young soldiers fighting 100 years ago. Drawing on real stories of World War One soldiers it uses the visual techniques and imagery familiar from modern warfare – POV helmet camera footage, surveillance images and night vision – to immerse the BBC Three audience in life on the Western Front. Each episode is closely based on first-hand testimony, interviews and memoirs that reveal often hidden and sometimes disturbing aspects of the combat experience.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, trauma, death
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
trauma
death
friendship
Places: military
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none