''World War II in Colour'' is a 13-episode British television

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recounting the major events of

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narrated by

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. It was first broadcast in 2008–2009. The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourized footage. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. It was on

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in the United States on the

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Episodes

''Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War''

In 2021, Channel 5 broadcast a sister series on their

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channel called ''Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War'', which would be replaced in the schedules by the 2009 series in September 2021, once the new programme had got to the point of war in its timeline. Not to be confused with the 2008 BBC Four programme ''The Thirties in Colour'' which looked at the work of documentarians Rosie Newman and Harry Wright, this series featured colourised footage of politicians, newsmakers and other important people from the 1930s (like Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia, and Ellen Wilkinson MP, who was involved with the Jarrow unemployment march), which was interspersed with modern-day comments and insights from historians, plus an onscreen counter ticking down to the declaration of war.

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External links

APT Online
* {{IMDb title, 2069688, World War II in Colour World War II television documentaries Documentary television series about World War II American Heroes Channel original programming 2008 American television series debuts

Episodes

''Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War''

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