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The World at War
3:10 pm - 4:20 pm Wednesday, October 14
Distant War
Season 1 · Episode 2
The months following prime minister Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war against Germany, in which the only casualties on the home front were those who had to endure the blackouts. Elsewhere in Europe, the Nazi war machine cut a swathe of destruction. Narrated by Laurence Olivier
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- Laurence Olivier — Narrator
- David Elstein — Director
- Laurence Thompson — Writer
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