1914: Day by Day

Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.

Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03t8m6h
Description: Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.
Language: 🇬🇧 English
last modified: 2023-12-11 15:49
last episode published: 2014-08-08 00:00
publication frequency: 0.98 days
Contributors: BBC; Owner; BBC Radio 4; Author
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Number of Episodes: 43
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Categories: Society & Culture History

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Date	Title & Description	Contributors
2014-08-08	8th August The French army declares a victory in their lost province of Alsace. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the sa...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-07	7th August British Trade Unions announce they will not oppose the war. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day ex...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-06	6th August German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege - the first air attack on a European city. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and privat...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-05	5th August Advertisements in British newspapers urge the public to enlist in the army. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-04	4th August Britain declares war on Germany. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day exactly one hundred years ago...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-03	3rd August The British Foreign Secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals f...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-01	2nd August The British cabinet is split over whether to join the war. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day exa...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-08-01	1st August The German government receives word that Britain will remain neutral. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the s...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-07-31	31st July Panic in the financial markets as the Bank of England is forced to close. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from t...	BBC Radio 4 author
2014-07-30	30th July The Tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army. Margaret Macmillan chronicles the events leading up to the First World War. Each episode draws together newspaper accounts, diplomatic correspondence and private journals from the same day exact...	BBC Radio 4 author