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Matt Baker is in Oppy, walking in the footsteps of his great-grandfather Tommy.  With two mules by his side, just like Tommy had, he is introduced to the story of the Hull Pals by author David Bilton.  Matt and David get exclusive access to Oppy Wood, the site of a terrible battle in which many of the Hull Pals lost their lives.   Matt and David discover a battle scarred landscape and Matt is able to pay his respects to the fallen at the Hull Pals memorial located at the edge of the wood.

Ellie Harrison is at Sennelager Training Area.  Once the site of a German prisoner of war camp, it is now a haven for wildlife, with rare flora and fauna nestling amongst its vast heathland and inland sand dunes.  Ellie meets with Lt Colonel Mike Onslow and finds out how the military are doing their bit to preserve and maintain this special site whilst still going about their operations in what is a busy and important training ground.

Tom Heap goes in search of his great uncle Thomas who fought on the front line during the First World War. It’s a story that starts among the dreaming spires of Oxford University, before Tom traces his great uncle’s journey across The English Channel to the battlefields of Northern France. As Tom discovers there is still evidence of the bloody battles that took place a hundred year’s earlier. But what happened to his great uncle Thomas in The Great War? 

Adam Henson discovers how dogs played their part the fight on the frontline during the First World War. Colonel Edwin Richardson was the first man to train breeds such as Airedales and Collies to send messages and rescue wounded soldiers for the British Army. Adam visits the Defence Animal Centre in Leicestershire and discovers that Richardson’s methods still influence those who train the dogs used by the forces today.

One of the biggest innovations in the First World War was the tank. With its thick armour plating and ability to cross even the roughest of terrain it was an invention that helped to break the deadlock of trench warfare. But how was the tank developed? John Craven heads to Lincoln to where he discovers that cutting edge farm machinery formed the basis of the new weapon. At the time of the war, tractors were still new to farming but their abilities to cope with ploughed fields made them an ideal starting point for the tanks that would follow them. 

Matt goes to Arras, the site of a battle so bloody it ranks amongst the worst of The Great War.  Underneath the battlefields, Matt discovers a labyrinth of tunnels that housed more than 20,000 men as they prepared a surprise attack on the enemy.  He gets a glimpse of the poignant carvings and graffiti left behind by men who were keen to leave their mark, not knowing if they would see their loved ones again.    

Ellie is on the western front to find out about the bravery of the many representatives of Ordnance Survey on the front lines.  She sees some of the kit they would have been using at the time and how this played a vital role in supporting the soldiers and officers in their operations.  Later, she meets a battlefield guide who reveals some untold stories of her own great-grandfather’s activities during the war. 

Matt explores the work of one of the world’s largest horticultural organisations – the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He finds out about the constant maintenance & restoration involved in keeping the cemeteries that dot not only the Western front, but the whole world, in pristine condition.

A century after World War One, tens of millions of unexploded shells are still buried on farmland in Northern France.  Every year people are still wounded by these lethal weapons, which have killed thousands of people since the war ended in 1918. Ellie joins bomb disposal experts in Arras who work all year round to clear what’s known as the ‘Iron Harvest’. She also meets a farmer who has the risky job of ploughing fields littered with munitions.