The Spanish Civil War

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.

1983 HD United Kingdom Spanish

John Blake

Documentary History

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S1E1 - Prelude to Tragedy 1983-01-07

First 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.

S1E2 - Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror 1983-01-14

Second 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.

S1E3 - Battleground for Idealists 1983-01-21

The 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.

S1E4 - Franco and the Nationalists 1983-01-28

Part 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.