World War II in Colour
| World War II in Colour | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Based on | World War II |
| Written by | Jonathan Martin[1] |
| Narrated by | Robert Powell[1] |
| Theme music composer | De Wolfe[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Matthew Barrett[1] Martin Hughes[1] Phil Howard Jones[1] Philip Nugus[1] Antony Oliphant[1] |
| Production location | United Kingdom |
| Editors | Antony Oliphant[1] Simon Astbury[1] David Grewal[1] Aneta Naszynska[1] |
| Running time | Approximately 10 hours 33 minutes |
| Production company | NM Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | American Heroes Channel |
| Release | 2008 – 2009 |
World War II In HD Colour is a 13-episode television documentary series recounting the major events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell.[1]
The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. It was on syndication in America on the Military Channel (now American Heroes Channel).[2]
The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourised footage. It was made by World Media Rights in 2008/2009.
Research issues
It should be noted that a few historical details mentioned in the hours of narration are inaccurate or open to question. For instance, the initial episode states that the 1937 Japanese attack on the USS Panay killed 50 crew members. In fact, only three crew members were killed. In episode 5 it is suggested that the Japanese march on Port Moresby was only halted when the US troops arrived to reinforce the Australians, in fact the US forces would not take part until the Australians had pushed the Japanese completely off the Owen Stanley Range. [3][4] In another example, in Episode 3, "Britain at Bay", the narrator mentions "a powerful squadron of two French battleships and two battle cruisers", and then one minute later says, "they [the British] destroyed or severely damaged three of the battleships."
Episodes
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "The Gathering Storm" |
| 2 | "Lightning War" |
| 3 | "Britain at Bay" |
| 4 | "Hitler Strikes East" |
| 5 | "Red Sun Rampant" |
| 6 | "The Mediterranean and North Africa" |
| 7 | "Turning the Tide" |
| 8 | "The Soviet Steamroller" |
| 9 | "Overlord" |
| 10 | "Closing the Ring" |
| 11 | "The Island War" |
| 12 | "Victory in Europe" |
| 13 | "Victory in the Pacific" |
