Not Forgotten is a British television documentary series made by
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for
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. The series examines the impact on British society of the First World War. It is written and presented by
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. The series' tie-in
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was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Interactivity in 2006.
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Not Forgotten is a British television documentary series made by
Wall to WallWall to Wall, part of the Shed Media Group, is an independent television production company that produces event specials and drama, factual entertainment, science and history programmes for broadcast by networks in both the UK and US....
for
Channel 4Channel 4 is a UK public-service television broadcaster which began working on November 2, 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station owned now and operated by the Channel Four Television...
. The series examines the impact on British society of the First World War. It is written and presented by
Ian HislopIan David Hislop is a British satirist, writer, broadcaster and editor of the magazine Private Eye. He has appeared on many radio and television programmes, most notably as a team captain on the BBC current affairs quiz Have I Got News for You.-Early life:Hislop was born in Mumbles, Swansea in...
. The series' tie-in
websiteA website is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed with a common domain name or IP address in an Internet Protocol-based network...
was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Interactivity in 2006.
The original series comprised four episodes, broadcast in November and December 2005:
- Commemoration, examining the movement for war memorials following the First World War, and the continuation of this tradition for subsequent conflicts.
- Class, looking at the way the British class system was reflected and challenged by the creation of a mass army.
- Women, discussing how women's roles and expectations in society changed as a result of the war.
- Survivors, examining how society dealt with those who returned from the war injured and disabled.
A tie-in book,
Not Forgotten, written by
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, was published by
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Three additional episodes were subsequently produced:
- Shot at Dawn, examining the stories of men shot for desertion and cowardice (first aired in January 2007).
- The Men Who Wouldn't Fight, challenging the stigma attached to conscientious objectors (first aired on 10 November 2008).
- Soldiers of Empire, examining the motivation and role of volunteers from the British Empire
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in the First World War (to be aired in November 2009).