Clarissa Tan

Jeremy Paxman’s Great War is great. But is 2,500 hours of WW1 programming too much?

A hundred years on, we're still conflicted about the conflict — and it shows

A comforting combination: WWI and Jeremy Paxman [BBC - Photographer: Dave Williams] 
issue 01 February 2014

Why are we so fascinated by the first world war? As its 100th anniversary approaches, we’re already mired in arguments about whether for Britain it was a ‘just war’ or a ‘pointless sacrifice’ of millions of lives. I don’t see why it has to be one or the other. Surely this huge and horrific event held elements of both, and more.

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