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
Leonard Teale first-ever locally produced TV police drama. Teale won a Logie for best Australian actor in 1974. He also hosted a documentary about the series, "The Homicide Story", in 1970. Other leading television roles included Captain Woolcott in "Seven Little Australians" (1973), and headmaster Charles Ogilvy in school-based soap opera "Class of '74" (1974–75). Teale narrated for Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recordings, including the Banjo Paterson poem "The Man from Snowy River" and a narrated version of "Stairway to Heaven" on "The Money or the Gun". His reading of Dorothea Mackellar's patriotic poem which includes the line "I love a sunburnt