The World at War The World at War The World at War (1973–74) is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of the Second World War. It was at the time of its completion in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (), the most expensive factual series ever made. It was produced by Jeremy Isaacs, narrated by Laurence Olivier and included music composed by Carl Davis. The book, "The World at War", published the same year, was written by Mark Arnold-Forster to accompany the TV series. "The World at War" attracted widespread acclaim and is now regarded as a landmark in British
Station X (TV documentary) Station X (TV documentary) Station X, was a 1999 UK Channel 4 documentary series detailing the story of how the Germany's Enigma code was broken. John Smithson was executive producer. It was accompanied by the "Channel 4 Books" publication "Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park" (1998), authored by Michael Smith which became a UK Number 1 bestseller. The first episode aired on Channel 4 on 19 January 1999 Tim Gardam, Channel 4's new director of programmes insisted that Station X, was broadcast at the peak viewing time. The programme maker Peter Bate used full-scale reconstructions. Instead of a chronological