The Spanish Civil War - Season 1

The Spanish Civil War - Season 1

Season 1

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.
Network
Episodes6
DatesJan. 7, 1983 - Feb. 11, 1983

Episodes

Prelude to Tragedy: 1931-1936
Season 1Episode 160 min

Prelude to Tragedy: 1931-1936

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.
Jan. 7, 1983
Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror
Season 1Episode 260 min

Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror

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.
Jan. 14, 1983
Battleground for Idealists
Season 1Episode 360 min

Battleground for Idealists

In response to the intervention of fascist European states into the Spanish conflict, volunteers from around the globe were organized into the International Brigade to defend the Spanish Republic.
Jan. 21, 1983
Franco and the Nationalists
Season 1Episode 460 min

Franco and the Nationalists

In October, 1936, General Francisco Franco was named Chief of State by the Nationalists. In 1939, the General seized control of the government and established a fascist dictatorship in Spain.
Jan. 28, 1983
Inside the Revolution
Season 1Episode 560 min

Inside the Revolution

Part five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.
Feb. 4, 1983
Victory and Defeat
Season 1Episode 660 min

Victory and Defeat

A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.
Feb. 11, 1983

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