The World at War Secretary to Winston Churchill), Averell Harriman (US Ambassador to the Soviet Union) and Arthur ""Bomber"" Harris (Head of RAF Bomber Command). 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
The Last Tommy (TV series) he was still alive until she saw the program. The final episode was broadcast in August 2009, several weeks after Patch's death. The Last Tommy (TV series) The Last Tommy is a three episode documentary series about some of Britain's last veterans of the First World War. It was produced by Quickfire Media, narrated by Bernard Hill and commissioned by the BBC. The main theme from Schindler's List was used as the series' background score. When filming began in 2003, only 27 British veterans of the First World War were known to be still alive, 12 of whom were featured