Season 1
6 episodes · Jan 7, 1983
Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War Two, also placing it in its international context.
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S1E1Prelude to Tragedy
Jan 7, 198353mFirst in a six-part series. Looks at the background to the war: the five turbulent years that led to the crisis in July 1936 when a group of generals rose to overthrow the Republican government.
S1E2Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror
Jan 14, 198353mSecond in a six-part series. Considers the fact that half the Spanish Civil War’s victims died behind the lines, not in battle, but by political execution.
S1E3Battleground for Idealists
Jan 21, 198353mThe people who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War including the International Brigade, the Nazi Condor Legion and Italian Blackshirts, and the help supplied by the Soviet Union.
S1E4Franco and the Nationalists
Jan 28, 198352mPart four of a documentary series. This part deals with the character of Franco and the make up of the Nationalist side. It includes footage of the Spanish Civil War and interviews with participants.
S1E5Inside the Revolution
Feb 4, 198352mPart five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.
S1E6Victory and Defeat
Feb 11, 198352mA chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.