
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…
Documentary, War & Politics • Series • 1983 • 1 season
Starring: Frank Finlay, Enrique Lister, Narcís Julián
Created by: David Hart, John Blake

S1 E1 - Prelude to Tragedy
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 • 53m

S1 E2 - 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 • 53m

S1 E3 - Battleground for Idealists
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.
Jan 21, 1983 • 53m

S1 E4 - Franco and the Nationalists
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.
Jan 28, 1983 • 52m

S1 E5 - 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 • 52m

S1 E6 - 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 • 52m
The Spanish Civil War
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.
Documentary, War & Politics • TV Series • 1983