
The Pursuit of Peace
Material from the 1950s newsreel documentary series Time to Remember tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the decades after the Great War.
Material from the 1950s newsreel documentary series Time to Remember tells the story of the struggle to maintain peace in the decades after the Great War. The politicians' high hopes for improved international relations through the League of Nations were gradually eroded by expansionism and aggression across the globe.
Includes footage of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; the first Armistice Day parade in 1919; Ramsay MacDonald addressing the League of Nations in 1924; Neville Chamberlain's visits to Germany to negotiate with Hitler; the liberations of Rome and Paris in the summer of 1944; the signing of the German surrender in 1945; and the signing of the United Nations charter.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Lesley Sharp |
Executive Producer | Toby Stevens |
Director | Jenny MacLeod |
Broadcasts
- Tue 9 Nov 2010 20:30
- Wed 10 Nov 2010 02:00
- Sun 14 Nov 2010 19:00
- Mon 15 Nov 2010 04:00
- Tue 10 May 2011 20:30
- Wed 11 May 2011 02:30
- Wed 11 Jul 2012 19:30
- Thu 12 Jul 2012 02:30