Episodes

  • Ep. 1: June 28th 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    The motorcade of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Hapsburg Throne, is attacked by Bosnian extremists.

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    28 mins
  • Ep. 2: Day 21 - July 19th 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    Tsar Nicholas II is briefed, as European alliances are tested and agendas align.

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    23 mins
  • Ep. 3: July 26th 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    International relations are tested, as politicians and nobility conspire and Serbia and Austria mobilise for War.

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    14 mins
  • Ep. 4: July 29th 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    "Danger of War" is announced to test French and Russian resolve. The diplomatic efforts to avert war continue, in the hope that the British remain neutral.

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    18 mins
  • Ep. 5: July 31st 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    The British Ambassador is summoned and receives alarming news about Russia's actions, which alarm Germany and make War even more inevitable.

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    17 mins
  • Ep. 6: Day 35 - August 2nd 1914
    Nov 7 2019

    Ahead of an unprecedented Cabinet meeting, news of a potential invasion of Belgium by Germany is brought to the Foreign Office's attention. The Coundown to War is almost over.

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    12 mins