Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to war in 1914.
Radio 4,·49 episodes
Episode 1
The world reacts to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
06 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Episode 2
The British are preoccupied by Suffragette protests and tensions over Irish Home Rule.
13 Jul 2014,·28 mins
Episode 3
Margaret Macmillan looks through accounts of the events leading up to the First World War.
20 Jul 2014,·30 mins
Episode 4
Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
27 Jul 2014,·15 mins
Episode 5
Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia threatens to drag all of Europe into a war.
03 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Episode 6
10 Aug 2014,·28 mins
The French army declares a victory in their lost province of Alsace.
08 Aug 2014,·5 mins
British Trade Unions announce they will not oppose the war.
07 Aug 2014,·5 mins
German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege, the first air attack on a European city.
06 Aug 2014,·5 mins
Advertisements in British newspapers urge the public to enlist in the army.
05 Aug 2014,·5 mins
Britain declares war on Germany.
04 Aug 2014,·5 mins
The British foreign secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons.
03 Aug 2014,·5 mins
The British cabinet is split over whether to join the war.
01 Aug 2014,·5 mins
The German government receives word that Britain will remain neutral.
Panic in the financial markets as the Bank of England is forced to close.
31 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army.
30 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The Kaiser sends a telegram to the Tsar to try to prevent war.
29 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
28 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Reactions to British soldiers shooting unarmed protesters in Dublin.
27 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The British foreign secretary proposes mediation to settle the Balkan crisis.
26 Jul 2014,·5 mins
25 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Britain and Russia react to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum.
24 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Austria-Hungary delivers the ultimatum to Serbia.
23 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The Russian royal family give a lavish welcome to the French President.
22 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The King warns of civil war in Britain over Irish Home Rule.
21 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The French President arrives on a state visit to Russia.
20 Jul 2014,·5 mins
The Royal Navy fleet gathers for a review by the King.
19 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Mohandas Gandhi leaves South Africa.
18 Jul 2014,·5 mins
Lloyd George warns of civil unrest among the trade unions and in Ireland.
17 Jul 2014,·5 mins
A meeting of Suffragettes is attacked by a mob.
16 Jul 2014,·5 mins
