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
Chuck Riley (voice actor) In 1989, producer Doug Thompson, who'd worked with Chuck at CHUM Toronto moved to Los Angeles and hired Chuck to be the announcer on actor John Candy's weekly two-hour radio series, "Radio Kandy". He also narrated many productions and movies, such as Oliver Stone's "Nixon", and CHUM's 1976 documentary "The Evolution of Rock", "The Killing of America", and "Galaxies are Colliding". He narrated hundreds of children's audio books, mainly Disney Read-Alongs, and was an announcer for numerous commercials. Up to his death, Riley was still recording voiceovers for KABC-TV in Los Angeles. Chuck Riley died at age 66 of renal