← The Spanish Civil War

Season 1

6 episodes · 1983

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.

  1. 1Prelude to Tragedy

    07 Jan 1983 · 53 min

    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.

  2. 2Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror

    14 Jan 1983 · 53 min

    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.

  3. 3Battleground for Idealists

    21 Jan 1983 · 53 min

    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.

  4. 4Franco and the Nationalists

    28 Jan 1983 · 52 min

    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.

  5. 5Inside the Revolution

    04 Feb 1983 · 52 min

    Part five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.

  6. 6Victory and Defeatfinale

    11 Feb 1983 · 52 min

    A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.