The First World War From Above

The story

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

F Fergal KeaneSelf - Host J Jacques Trolley de PrévauxSelf - Pilot (archive footage) N Nick SaundersSelf - Archeologist D Dave ParrySelf - Aerial Photography Expert B Birger StichelbautSelf - Archaeologist P Peter BartonSelf - Historian N Nigel SteelSelf - Historian T Therese De La RouelleSelf - Survivor A Aude Yung-de PrevauxSelf - Daughter of Jacques Trolley de Prevaux