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World War One: a centenary

The BBC has created this collection of original resources as part of the centenary of World War One. The collection includes videos, images, interactive activities, articles and podcasts.

Structure and features

The 'World War One: a centenary' resource provides:

  • extensive material that can provide an overview of World War One or an in-depth study of a key feature of the war
  • materials that explore all aspects of the war
  • text and visual media information that supports student research and learning
  • engaging and well-examined resources.

For teachers

Teachers can utilise the vast resources of the BBC to collect and collate appropriate resources for students. The variety of media formats allows teachers to differentiate activities based on their student’s needs. Teachers can shape a focus of study and provide students with multiple entry points into the learning. This site is also a valuable research tool for individual students exploring a specific research topic or investigation. Some content is not available due to site location but a large majority of the resources are accessible.