The First World War From Above

Overview

The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective. Featuring two remarkable historical finds, including a piece of archive footage filmed from an airship in summer 1919, capturing the trenches and battlefields in a way that has rarely been seen before. It also features aerial photographs taken by First World War pilots - developed for the first time in over ninety years - that show not only the devastation inflicted during the fighting, but also quirks and human stories visible only from above.

Cast

Fergal Keane

Self - Host

Jacques Trolley de Prévaux

Self - Pilot (archive footage)

Nick Saunders

Self - Archeologist

Dave Parry

Self - Aerial Photography Expert

Birger Stichelbaut

Self - Archaeologist

Peter Barton

Self - Historian

Nigel Steel

Self - Historian

Therese De La Rouelle

Self - Survivor

Aude Yung-de Prevaux

Self - Daughter of Jacques Trolley de Prevaux